2025-02-07 19:04:50

Coalition ‘concerned’ over UK appointing ex-Amazon exec as antitrust regulator chair

A coalition of organizations and individuals have signed an open letter expressing concern at the U.K. government’s decision to appoint a former Amazon executive as chair of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The group, which includes U.S. tech outfits such as Yelp, DuckDuckGo, and Mozilla, say that the CMA must be “free from political […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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