United Kingdom: Announced creation of Digital Markets Unit within competition authority
Description
Announced creation of Digital Markets Unit within competition authority
On 27 November 2020, the UK Government announces that the new Digital Markets Unit (DMU) will be set up within the UK Competition Authority. The DMU is set to regulate big tech companies like Facebook and Google, platforms with "strategic market sta…
Scope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Competition authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider, platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, search service provider, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority