The News Media Association has strongly welcomed a new report urging the government to publish a draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill that would help deter predatory practices by big tech firms “without delay.”
Responding to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee’s new report ‘Post-pandemic economic growth: state aid and post-Brexit competition policy’, NMA chief executive Owen Meredith said: “We strongly welcome the Committee’s recommendation for government to publish the draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill without delay. This legislation will support competition in the digital economy, driving down prices for consumers and small businesses - allowing households to keep more of their money; while helping to level the playing field between news publishers and big tech platforms.
“We welcomed commitments made by the incoming Prime Minister during his leadership campaign to bring forward the DMU legislation in the autumn – and to repeal Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 which is also urgently needed - and look forward to working with his government to achieving these objectives which are vital for finding a sustainable future for trusted journalism in this country.”
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