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Indian watchdog urges startups to complain against Big Tech bullying

By Freny Patel ( April 7, 2025, 08:23 GMT | Insight) -- Big Tech giants Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, NVIDIA and Apple are creating an uneven playing field for Indian startups, prompting the country's antitrust watchdog to urge affected ventures to file formal complaints. Competition Commission of India Director General Ansuman Pattnaik highlighted self-referencing, anti-steering, limited market access, lack of platform neutrality and price fixing as major obstacles hindering startup growth. He told startups the commission was prepared to intervene and enact market corrections upon receiving complaints. Big Tech giants Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, NVIDIA and Apple are creating an uneven playing field for Indian startups, prompting the country's antitrust watchdog to urge affected ventures to file formal complaints....

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