A new front is opening up in Europe for the digital giants. After the thunderous outings of Donald Trump against social networks, internet platforms look with suspicion at the work in progress of the European Commission. The vice-president of the European executive, Margrethe Vestager, wants to strengthen her arsenal of fight against digital monopolies. A consultation on the subject was opened Tuesday. The objective is to offer texts at the end of the year.
The existing European tools of competition policy are overwhelmed by the gigantism and activism of the Gafa. The fines imposed so far are not used much, was able to note that which was already Commissioner for Competition under the previous mandate. The Danish wants to acquire a "new competition tool" . This would allow him, like the hero of Minority Report , to act before the crime was committed. Ideally. Commission would have the right to investigate a market before
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