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UK watchdog seeks new powers to take on 'concerning' online spend dominance of Google and Facebook

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority said it needed sweeping new powers to roll back the dominance of Google and Facebook in the online-advertising market.

UK watchdog seeks new powers to take on 'concerning' online spend dominance of Google and Facebook

Wed, 01 Jul, 2020 - 14:15

Jonathan Browning and Aoife White

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The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority said it needed sweeping new powers to roll back the dominance of Google and Facebook in the online-advertising market.

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