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The French Competition Authority strengthens its digital vigilance

2020-07-10T03:34:43.391Z


Payments, cloud services ... For the French regulator, the subjects of concern are increasing.Put new sensors, in real time, on the French economy to better understand and anticipate faster the upheavals at work around large digital platforms and new technologies ... In 2021 and beyond, the digital market will remain at the heart of the priorities of the Competition Authority. Moreover, it is finally setting up a service dedicated to the digital economy, with four people to start up. In or...


Put new sensors, in real time, on the French economy to better understand and anticipate faster the upheavals at work around large digital platforms and new technologies ... In 2021 and beyond, the digital market will remain at the heart of the priorities of the Competition Authority. Moreover, it is finally setting up a service dedicated to the digital economy, with four people to start up. In order to move to the next level, the authority also needs detection tools on algorithms and big data. Without them, it is impossible to tackle a subject such as the pricing mechanisms on the internet.

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The past twelve months have already marked a turning point in the digital sector, with a record penalty imposed on Apple (1.2 billion for its electronic product distribution system) and three decisions affecting the giant Google, in particular in advertising services in line. If the authority remains discreet on the instructions

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Source: lefigaro

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