Tech Companies Face New Scrutiny From Regulators
BRUSSELS—The U.K. decision to block Microsoft Corp.’s plan to buy videogame producer Activision Blizzard Inc. is the latest sign of how global regulators are toughening their approach to market-dominating tech companies.
The Competition and Markets Authority, the U.K.’s antitrust watchdog, said Wednesday that it was prohibiting the deal because commitments Microsoft had proposed didn’t go far enough in addressing its concerns. Microsoft said it would appeal the decision.
BRUSSELS—The U.K. decision to block Microsoft Corp.’s plan to buy videogame producer Activision Blizzard Inc. is the latest sign of how global regulators are toughening their approach to market-dominating tech companies.
The Competition and Markets Authority, the U.K.’s antitrust watchdog, said Wednesday that it was prohibiting the deal because commitments Microsoft had proposed didn’t go far enough in addressing its concerns. Microsoft said it would appeal the decision.