The UK’s strict regulatory regime is becoming a thorn in the side of Big Tech giants Google and Meta.
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has conducted a three-year investigation to ascertain whether its dominance has harmed consumers and innovation.
Among the damning results was evidence of prices being hiked, a lack of alternatives in search and social, and a collapse in competition.
I joined
from Disrupt Radio to discuss the implications, what happens next, and what it means for tech regulation globally.And it threw up some fascinating memories from Microsoft’s antitrust challenge 25 years ago…
Why the UK's convinced Big Tech's monopoly is hurting consumers