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Germany stresses benefits of tech-specific antitrust power alongside DMA

( January 8, 2026, 09:01 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Special German antitrust powers targeting the likes of Google, Amazon and Apple have allowed the national competition authority to intervene "effectively and early" in digital markets, the government said in an evaluation of the law. To date, it has yielded improvements in sectors such as Google Maps and Meta Platforms' connected glasses, with the swift and flexible use of the power, the German government said. It stressed that the national power differed from the EU's Digital Markets Act, and it continues to see benefit in such an additional tool. The evaluation report is attached. ...

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