UK to create a new regulatory regime to curb the market power of Google and Facebook

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New unit of the Competition and Markets Authority will be given powers to prevent tech platforms from driving out smaller rivals, government says

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is set to receive a dedicated competition unit next year with promised sufficient power to prevent Google and Facebook from abusing their market dominanc...

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