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Does the government really know what it wants from the CMA?

Some directives such as ‘be more agile’ are meaningless, and what happens when the ‘pro-growth’ agenda collides with the ‘pro-competition’ one?

The Guardian - UK

Competition watchdog to speed up decisions after UK government pressure

Competition and Markets Authority announces plans for ‘step change’ after government calls for it to be less risk averse

The Guardian - UK

CMA pledges to speed up decisions to support Government growth push

The CMA is among regulators which have faced demands from the Government to help its ambitions to accelerate economic growth.

Evening Standard

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Tech firms, publishers and Which? raise fears over new boss at competition regulator

Exclusive: Appointment of ex-Amazon UK boss prompts group letter to chancellor airing fears over approach to big tech

The Guardian - UK

Ticketmaster refuses invitation to give evidence to Parliament

The Business and Trade Committee invited the company to an evidence session as it looks into fairer pricing approaches for gigs.

Evening Standard

50 Times People Found Comedy Gold In The Reviews That Works Better Than Advertisements

Writing witty things well is a wonderful skill to have! This is true in the Wild West world of online reviews as well. The post 50 Times People Found Comedy Gold In The Reviews That Works Better Than Advertisements first appeared on Bored Panda.

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UK government says Microsoft and AWS unfairly dominate the cloud market

UK Competition and Markets Authority says Microsoft and AWS have an unfair dominance over the country's cloud market.

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Amazon and Microsoft ‘should face probe over cloud service competition concerns’

An independent inquiry report has told the UK’s competition watchdog to consider investigating AWS and Microsoft’s cloud services.

Evening Standard

New CMA chair will have to assess curbs on his former employer Amazon

Doug Gurr will lead board as watchdog rules on Microsoft and Amazon’s dominance of cloud computing market

The Guardian - UK

The future of mobile browsers: time for a new model?

The secret deals shaping your mobile experience - and why they might end.

TechRadar

Labour’s decision to muzzle regulators in the name of ‘growth’ will backfire horribly

The Competition and Markets Authority is the strongest line of defence against monopolies, so its change in leadership really matters, writes the journalist Nicholas Shaxson

The Guardian - UK

Google Promises To Take 'Rigorous Steps' To Combat Fake Reviews

The company agreed to crack down on rogue reviewers and businesses that profit from bogus reviews.

International Business Times

Google agrees to crack down on fake reviews for UK businesses

Tech company will issue ‘warning’ alerts on profiles of firms that manipulate star ratings, says CMA

The Guardian - UK

Google to boost fight against fake reviews in deal with competition watchdog

The US tech giant has agreed to new undertakings on tackling fake reviews as part of a deal with the UK’s competition regulator.

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UK CMA opens investigations into Apple and Google mobile ecosystems

Apple and Google could end up having to make apps and app content “easier” to obtain from elsewhere, and offer fairer terms to app developers hosting their content on its official stores.

The Guardian - UK

Ministers must hold the line on Thames Water. Administration is better than a bailout

It seems Thames is trying to scare the government into thinking the world will end if it falls into ‘special administration’

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U.K. regulator launches second 'strategic market status' probe, targeting Apple and Google's smartphone dominance

Apple and Google said they would work alongside the Competition and Markets Authority, insisting that they support choice in the market.

The Guardian - UK

UK competition watchdog investigates Apple and Google’s mobile platforms

CMA examining impact of tech firms’ operating systems, app stores and browsers on consumers and businesses

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UK Watchdog Investigates Apple And Google Mobile Ecosystems

The Competition and Markets Authority in Britain is investigating Google's Android and Apple's iOS ecosystems for potential market abuses and unfair practices.

The Independent UK

UK watchdog targets Apple, Google mobile ecosystems with new digital market powers

Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS are facing fresh scrutiny from Britain’s competition watchdog, which unveiled investigations targeting the two tech giants’ mobile phone ecosystems under new powers to crack down on digital market abuses

The Independent UK

Apple and Google’s mobile ecosystems investigated by competition watchdog

The Competition and Markets Authority will investigate the firms under new digital market laws.

The National (Scotland)

'Dystopian': Labour slammed for giving former Amazon boss top watchdog role

THE Labour Government has drawn anger after making the “dystopian” decision to give a former boss of Amazon UK a top watchdog role ...

The Guardian - UK

Competition watchdog role for ex-boss of Amazon UK ‘a slap in face’, say unions

Business minister denies government ‘in pocket of big tech’ after hiring Doug Gurr to chair CMA

Evening Standard

Watchdog boss stepped down over ‘different approach’, says Chancellor

Marcus Bokkerink left his role as chairman of the Competition and Markets Authority earlier this week.

The Guardian - UK

Chair of competition watchdog steps down after Labour intervention

Marcus Bokkerink’s departure said to be part of effort to establish UK’s pro-growth agenda for leaders at Davos

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