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More powers for tech regulator to boost competition proposed

Plans to empower a new competition regulator with the ability to stop tech giants abusing their dominant position have been included in the Queen’s Speech. The Government’s draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill would boost the Digital ...

10 May 2022 at 14:55

Bill to crack down on big tech, fake reviews and subscription traps

A regulator is to police the “excessive dominance” of big technology platforms with the power to fine them up to 10% of their global turnover under new legislation. The Digital Markets Unit (DMU), which was launched two years ago within the ...

25 Apr 2023 at 00:01

Fuel retailers face fines if they do not ‘come clean’ over pricing

Fuel retailers face fines if they fail to be more transparent on pricing, Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho has announced. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) said it will grant new powers to the Competition and Markets ...

15 Nov 2023 at 14:20

Big tech poses ‘existential threat’ to UK journalism, survey of editors finds

The “anti-competitive practices” of big tech firms pose an “existential threat” to UK journalism, while the risks from AI-generated misinformation are “greater than ever before”, editors have warned. A poll by the News Media Association, ...

02 Nov 2023 at 08:38

Ministers examining calls to stop foreign state involvement in UK online media

Calls to prevent foreign state involvement in UK online media are being examined by the Government, Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has said. Ministers have previously agreed to amend the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill to ...

30 Apr 2024 at 14:45

Consumers at risk because of delay to Digital Markets Bill, MPs say

The Government has been urged to publish its draft bill aimed at clamping down on anti-competitive practices by MPs, who have warned that the delay is leaving consumers at risk. MPs on the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ...

25 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Water companies ask to raise bills by even more than first planned

Water companies ask to hike bills by even more than first planned

Water companies have asked to increase consumer bills by even more than they originally requested, according to figures released by watchdog Ofwat on Tuesday. The latest requests by water firms would see the average consumer ...

23 Oct 2024 at 12:12

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