MeitY hears out industry associations’ concerns on draft Digital Competition Bill

Domestic industry stakeholders on Tuesday pitched for a comprehensive legal framework to protect them from any anti-competitive conduct of Big Tech in the booming digital markets.

At a consultative meeting convened by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), various industry segments, however, came up with mixed views on whether the proposed Digital Competition Bill should encompass an EU-like ex-ante framework to regulate the large systemically important digital players.