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Dominant tech platforms a specific target of German antitrust law reform, official says

By Michael Acton and Natalie McNelis ( November 27, 2019, 18:36 GMT | Insight) -- Dominant tech platforms could be designated as having “permanent significance to competition” and face specific orders to stop abusive behavior, under a draft revision to Germany’s competition law, a Bundeskartellamt official said today. Silke Hossenfelder, head of the general policy division at the German antitrust regulator, stressed that the proposals, focused on a more expansive approach to the idea of market dominance, must be debated and approved by lawmakers.Dominant tech platforms could be designated as having “permanent significance to competition” and face specific orders to stop abusive behavior, under a draft revision to Germany’s competition law, a Bundeskartellamt official said today....

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