The European Commission is preparing for large-scale regulation of the Internet industry
On Wednesday, the European Commission plans to make public proposals to regulate the Internet industry. This is reported by the publication "Vedomosti" with reference to The Wall Street Journal.
It is already known that most of the upcoming proposals are part of the so-called. “A package of a single digital market” is a set of rules with the help of which it will be possible to harmonize the Internet industry and the infrastructure it needs. Separately, members of the European Commission are interested in the possibility of tracking the activities of the largest Internet platforms, which are, for the most part, companies registered in the United States.
Earlier, The Wall Street Journal already wrote about the document of the authorship of the European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Günther Oettinger, in which, in particular, he complained that: “The opacity of these enterprises allows them to use their positions in the market to the detriment of other players and consumers, which, of course, carries risks for the European economy. ”
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According to the WSJ, if a new European regulator is created, it will have authority over the entire EU and will be able to request data from platform operators, as well as intervene in disputes and conflicts involving Internet platforms.
“Some platforms can control access to online markets and have a significant impact on how various players are rewarded. This raised concerns about the growing dominance of a number of platforms. ”The European Commission, in particular, will consider the issue of additional regulation to limit the dominance of individual companies. By the end of this year, the EC intends to evaluate the practices of the largest Internet companies, since the changes can affect all market players, from Airbnb to Amazon and Google. Storing and using user data and displaying the results of search queries are just some of the questions that are being prepared for discussion.
It is already known that most of the upcoming proposals are part of the so-called. “A package of a single digital market” is a set of rules with the help of which it will be possible to harmonize the Internet industry and the infrastructure it needs. Separately, members of the European Commission are interested in the possibility of tracking the activities of the largest Internet platforms, which are, for the most part, companies registered in the United States.
Earlier, The Wall Street Journal already wrote about the document of the authorship of the European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Günther Oettinger, in which, in particular, he complained that: “The opacity of these enterprises allows them to use their positions in the market to the detriment of other players and consumers, which, of course, carries risks for the European economy. ”
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According to the WSJ, if a new European regulator is created, it will have authority over the entire EU and will be able to request data from platform operators, as well as intervene in disputes and conflicts involving Internet platforms.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/290292/
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