Both the US Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission have initiated a number of high profile antitrust lawsuits against Big Tech companies. Europe has already enacted two significant legislations—the Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act—and has, if anything, further ramped up its enforcement actions against Big Tech. While India is undoubtedly late
The new law will be in addition to the proposed Digital Competition Bill, on which the government has completed public consultation, according to three persons with direct knowledge of the matter. A parliamentary standing committee on finance led by Jayant Sinha had in 2022 proposed regulatory provisions to ensure news publishers can establish fair and
Besides global entities such as Alphabet and Meta, these local companies too may be identified as digital gate-keepers with significant influence over the market, independent estimates showed. The upcoming Digital Competition Bill which aims to ensure fair play in digital markets sets specific thresholds, which are expected to cover these companies. The draft Digital Competition