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Will the digital competition bill actually rein in Big Tech's dominance?

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Proposed digital competition legislation aims to set ex-ante rules for large platforms, restricting practices like self-preferencing and data misuse before harm occurs, rather than only after the fact through antitrust cases. Similar laws in other jurisdictions have had mixed results, with large platforms often adapting quickly to new rules.

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Ex-ante regulation, which sets rules in advance rather than punishing harm after the fact, is a newer regulatory approach globally.

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The final scope of which companies and practices the bill covers is still being finalised.

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