A file photo of a worker setting up the Google booth before CES International, in Las Vegas, US. The UK government announced on Nov 27, 2020 that it plans to create a new watchdog, to be called the ‘digital markets unit’ to police big tech companies including Google and Facebook, to counter their market dominance and prevent them from exploiting consumers and small businesses. — AP
LONDON: Britain plans to create a new watchdog to police big tech companies including Google and Facebook to counter their market dominance and prevent them from exploiting consumers and small businesses.
The UK government said Friday that it’s setting up a “Digital Markets Unit” next year to enforce a new code of conduct governing the behaviour of tech giants that dominate the online advertising market.
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