Google could be regulated as a common carrier or utility in Germany, if German regulators conclude Google has gained too much power and influence, a report by the German Federal Cartel Office suggests.
Such regulation could include price regulations governing prices for advertising, if regulators think Google's market position allows practices that violate antitrust rules.
Monday, July 14, 2014
Could Google be Regulated Like a Common Carrier in Germany?
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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