[AfrICANN-discuss] Internet Gov Weekly Brief : G7 Competition Authorities on Competition and the Digital Economy; Britain and United States’ collision on taxing internet giants; $32 million stolen from Tokyo cryptocurrency exchange; EU launches probe on Amazon over data use

[Mamadou LO]

DIGITAL ECONOMY

G7 Competition Authorities on Competition and the Digital Economy

“The G7 countries have agreed that competition regulators–like the Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission and FCC–need the right tools and insights if they are going to enforce competition policy in the digital age…”
https://www.multichannel.com/news/g7-advises-arming-digital-economy-regulators-with-tools-talent<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.multichannel.com/news/g7-advises-arming-digital-economy-regulators-with-tools-talent&sa=D&ust=1563528519191000&usg=AFQjCNHsPLbElVsxGYFgeb8h3FV0ng4ahw>

Britain and the United States’ collision on taxing internet giants

Draft legislation introduced Thursday in the United Kingdom would impose a 2% tax on local revenue of large search companies, social media platforms and online marketplaces, starting in 2020…”

https://ktla.com/2019/07/12/uk-lawmakers-propose-2-tax-targeting-tech-giants-after-france-passes-its-own/<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ktla.com/2019/07/12/uk-lawmakers-propose-2-tax-targeting-tech-giants-after-france-passes-its-own/&sa=D&ust=1563528519176000&usg=AFQjCNEkZtqKm7RzkTuWMdmeTHrJ9jVOnw>

Read review in full here : https://gouvernanceinternet.wordpress.com/2019/07/19/internet-gov-weekly-brief-g7-competition-authorities-on-competition-and-the-digital-economy-britain-and-the-united-states-collision-on-taxing-internet-giants-32-million-stolen-from-tokyo/

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