Consumers will suffer if unfair competition is allowed in the digital sector
The dominance of big players must be tempered so that serving people comes before profits
28 October 2020 - 15:24
Covid-19 has accelerated our transition to a digital economy, and times of crisis and volatility always mean increased opportunity for M&A.
Given that the digital economy cuts across all markets in which goods and services use internet access for production, distribution and trade, it is especially important to have a regulatory environment that guards against dominance, monopolisation and consolidation. ..
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