MeitY to discuss digital competition bill draft with industry associations
government has called two separate meetings on Thursday and next Monday with industry representatives and associations to deliberate on various aspects of the draft of the digital competition bill, sources told ET.
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“Numerous representations are being received from industry associations on the draft Digital Competition Bill, raising serious concerns regarding the impact of the proposed bill on data and digital markets,” said an email sent by the ministry of electronics and information technology to industry representatives and associations. ET has seen a copy of the email.
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In March, the committee on digital competition law (CDCL) proposed a new ex-ante regulation to check unfair competition and big tech's influence in the digital space. The draft regulation sought to place several obligations on big tech companies by designating them under
