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Big Tech needs new US rulemaking board, specialized court, bright-line merger rules to improve enforcement, Delrahim says

By Michael Acton and Flavia Fortes ( January 19, 2021, 20:44 GMT | Insight) -- Big Tech platforms require a new oversight model in the form of a US public-private rulemaking board, as well as a specialized court made up of district court judges with antitrust expertise, US Department of Justice antitrust chief Makan Delrahim said today as he stepped down from his role. Delrahim recommended that Congress consider several reforms, including introducing bright-line rules for excessive market concentration in merger cases and repealing precedents establishing that indirect purchasers can't seek damages under federal antitrust law.Big Tech platforms require a new oversight model in the form of a US public-private rulemaking board, as well as a specialized court made up of district court judges with antitrust expertise, US Department of Justice antitrust chief Makan Delrahim said today as he stepped down from his role....

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