Weve had Apple cases,Facebookcases, Amazon cases.
What is fundamental in an economy like ours is, can you make it to the marketplace?
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Enforcement is key.
EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager at SXSW
Under law, the Commission has an decent enforcement toolbox so you could get quite hefty fines.
And, for repeat circumstances, you might double fines.
Based on my experience, this is the kind of tools that you better have.
You cannot rely on voluntary goodwill, you’re gonna wanna have more.
Our basic thinking is quite simple.
Technology is here to serve people.
We care a lot about safety in physical products.
Are there chemicals in them that will affect us in a carcinogenic way?
We have so far not cared enough about risks with digital services.
So there is an obligation to have a system in place to take it down.
Its merely to protect, while at the same time, also enable discretion.
And I think that is a increasing global issue.
Shes surprised at the resistance of U.S. regulators and politicians to move on kids.
If they then say, oh, but we only do this in Europe.
Im quite happy that that [certain] moments of my youth are not online.
