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Can global Big Tech companies afford to ignore the Indian market?

Those opposing the ex-ante legislation wanted the deadline for submitting responses, which was May 15, to be extended by two to six months. But the MCA has not agreed

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Surajeet Das Gupta New Delhi
New battle lines are being drawn in the world of technology. On one side are the global Big Tech companies: Google, Apple, Meta, and Amazon, who oppose the draft Digital Competition Bill, an ex-ante legislation to control the growing concentration of market power, and supplement the Competition Act.
 
The ex-ante provision means the Competition Commission of India (CCI) can intervene before anyone indulges in anticompetitive practices. This would be a contrast from the current framework, in which the CCI scrutinises or acts against anticompetitive practices after they have occurred. Numerous such disputes are already pending before the courts.  
 
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