Is There Concern That Germany's Antitrust Law Could Stifle Innovation?

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There is tension and a potential fight going on between Brussels and member states, says Javier Espinoza. Germany's antitrust law could pave the way for other countries to be in tension with Brussels over how to regulate big tech companies. The DMA will be this very rigid law that it gets implemented from Brussels, and it's going to be in Berlin where we are going to see more innovative ways of interpreting the law.

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