Taiwan antitrust chief warns against using profit margins to infer Big Tech dominance
By MLex Staff ( May 7, 2026, 07:11 GMT | Insight) -- Taiwan’s top antitrust official warned against mechanically using profit margins or capital advantages to infer market dominance in digital markets, saying that such an approach could mischaracterize lawful competition as abusive conduct. Taiwan Fair Trade Commission acting chairperson Andy Chen told an international conference Thursday that competition authorities should be “cautious” about relying exclusively on profit margins or capital advantages without also considering market contestability.Taiwan’s top antitrust official warned against mechanically using profit margins or capital advantages to infer market dominance in digital markets, saying such an approach could mischaracterize lawful competition as abusive conduct....
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