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US lawmakers look to regulate app stores

American policymakers are increasingly determined to curb the power of Big Tech ‘gatekeepers’. Bipartisan support means these initiatives have legs

Google fined €500m in France for failing to negotiate in good faith with press publishers

Despite the intervention of the competition authority, online platforms and press publishers are struggling to agree on the remuneration of press content online

EC investigates Google for abuse of dominance in online advertising

Regulators are increasingly probing the crossover between privacy and competition

US Congress set to pass sweeping antitrust legislation

The US appears determined to go even further than Europe in curbing the power of Big Tech

European Commission outlines consumer IoT competition concerns

Amazon, Apple, and Google will be bracing themselves for possible antitrust action from the EC

G7 tax agreement could spell the end for digital services tax initiatives

A new global tax regime is in sight, but the road to its approval is long and bumpy

German competition authority makes use of new powers to regulate Big Tech

Observers will be looking to see whether ex-ante regulation can really address the perceived competition concerns

Elsewhere in regulation this week

Other noteworthy regulatory developments week ending 30 April 2021 from the Assembly Analyst team

Elsewhere in regulation this week

Other noteworthy regulatory developments week ending 16 April 2021 from the Assembly Analyst team

Big Tech signs up to disinformation Code of conduct in Australia

After a clash with Government on how to pay for news, online platforms are willing to play ball on tackling disinformation