Big tech scrutiny is taking different forms globally

Significance

These concerns extend far beyond the United States, with several countries conducting similar investigations, albeit using different approaches.

Impacts

• Big tech will exploit US ‘digital nationalism’ by arguing that new regulations would weaken US technology vis-à-vis its Chinese rivals.
• The EU will remain the global regulatory leader for the tech sector, even though this will damage transatlantic relations.
• Regulations that enable smaller and new firms to access data held by ‘big tech’ will be bitterly contested.