Google pushes Europe to limit ‘gatekeeper’ platform rules

Google pushes Europe to limit ‘gatekeeper’ platform rules

3 years ago
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https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/04/google-pushes-europe-to-limit-gatekeeper-platform-rules/

Google has made its pitch to shape the next decades of digital regulation across the European Union, submitting a 135-page response yesterday to the consultation on the forthcoming Digital Services Act (DSA) — which will update the bloc’s long-standing rules around ecommerce.

The package also looks set to introduce specific rules for so-called “gatekeeper platforms” which wield outsized market power thanks to digital network effects. Hence Mountain View’s dialled-up attention to detail.