EU seeks sweeping powers to tame tech giants
The European Union says the powers it wants, including the ability to break up large tech firms, would only be used in extreme circumstances

The European Union is seeking to give itself new powers to penalise big tech firms, EU commissioner Thierry Breton has told the Financial Times. According to Breton, the proposed plan, which will only...
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