By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) After years of promising legislation against Big Tech firms such as Apple, the UK has now sped up the process to get Digital Markets Act clone passed before its general election.UK ParliamentUp to now, the UK’s progress on its tub-thumping insistence it will control Big Tech has been slow to the point of ridicule. It announced a government department in 2020, but didn’t start it until 2021. Then when it was started with at least 60 staff, the UK literally did not give it powers to do anything, not until 2023.However, also in 2023, the finally active Digital Markets Unit (DMU) did get going with a Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill. While its stated purpose is to lead to establishing codes of conduct for Big Tech firms, it’s a step toward emulating the existing Digital Markets Act in the EU. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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