Posted on March 2, 2021 by Nick Farrell - News
The case for new regulation around the monopolisation of user data by big tech companies has never been stronger, according to a new report from GlobalData.
, notes that big tech companies do not have much of an incentive to change their anticompetitive behaviour, despite facing large fines.
GlobalDataSenior Thematic Analyst Laura Petrone said: “Existing antitrust rules are broad in scope and only allow enforcers to act after wrongdoing has been committed. Big tech companies have been fined billions for their anticompetitive practices over the last decade, however, these practices are still in the spotlight after years of scrutiny.