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Microsoft’s Activision Deal Has Split Regulators. That’s Bad News for Big Tech.

Por: MarketWatch Business May 22, 2023

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This was triggered by the European Union’s approval of the Microsoft deal on Monday, which clashed with a prior rejection by the U.K.’s antitrust body. How did this happen? Since the U.K. left the European Union its Competition and Markets Authority now acts as an independent regulator on large mergers. British lawmakers are currently debating legislation that would hand it more power to scrutinize big tech companies. While European... + full article



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