competition regulation

U.K. designates Apple and Google as having ‘strategic market status,’ opening door for more regulation

Government & Policy /

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Wednesday that it’s designating Apple and Google with strategic market status in their respective mobile platforms. The decision, which affects the companies’ operating systems, app stores, browsers and browser engines, will enable the regulator to take targeted actions to enhance competition in the space. The CMA […]

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UK slaps Google Search with special market status, making way for stricter regulations

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The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Friday designated Google with a special status in the market for online search that would enable the regulator to enforce stricter regulations. The CMA has designated Google as having “strategic market status” in the search and search advertising markets, which means the company has such “a

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