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Digital-platforms sector needs regulatory oversight, Australia's top official says

By Saloni Sinha ( May 8, 2025, 06:38 GMT | Insight) -- If watchdogs don’t closely monitor the fast-evolving digital-platforms sector, major developments could be missed, making it essential to have targeted and effective regulations alongside traditional antitrust tools to address potential harms, according to Australia’s top antitrust official. Speaking at an event in Edinburgh, Scotland, Gina Cass-Gottlieb said that her agency remained of the view that it was “important to have, to be able to address harm… targeted and effective reforms that can work alongside traditional antitrust tools and enforcement.” If watchdogs don’t closely monitor the fast-evolving digital-platforms sector, major developments could be missed, making it essential to have targeted and effective regulations alongside traditional antitrust tools to address potential harms, according to Australia’s top antitrust official....

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