Britain’s antitrust watchdog on Wednesday targeted Google and Apple for their “strategic” roles in mobile ecosystems, opening the door for regulators to impose changes to their business practices to improve competition. The Competition and Markets Authority escalated scrutiny of the two US tech companies by labeling them with “strategic market status.” It follows separate investigations…
Apple and Google may be forced to make changes to their mobile platforms as current rules could be “limiting innovation and competition”, the UK’s competition watchdog has found. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the two tech giants had substantial and entrenched market power with their platforms. It confirmed they were given so-called “strategic…
Britain’s competition watchdog designated Google with “strategic market status,” marking the first use of its regulatory powers aimed at curbing Big Tech’s dominance in the United Kingdom. The Competition and Markets Authority found that Google controls over 90% of UK search traffic, granting regulators authority to impose targeted interventions on how the tech giant operates…
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s competition regulator has recommended replacing a legacy EU-era exemption for technology licensing agreements with a UK-specific framework, in a move aimed at modernising post-Brexit competition rules. The Competition and Markets Authority said on Tuesday it had advised the government to scrap the Assimilated Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER), which is due…
Jun 24, 2025 01:45 PM IST The Competition and Markets Authority proposed making it easier for users to access rival search services and to provide transparency and control for publishers Britain’s competition regulator on Tuesday said it was proposing to designate Google with “strategic market status” to give it greater control over how the US…
Amazon has agreed to clamp down on fake online reviews of products advertised on its UK site, Britain’s competition regulator said Friday. Google agreed to a similar UK commitment in January after the Competition and Markets Authority launched an investigation into the matter five years ago. Amazon “has signed undertakings committing to enhance its existing…