Oliver Dowden warns Facebook of UK crackdown on Big Tech
The Culture Secretary tells Sir Nick Clegg that British regulators won t shy away from intervening in the market
26 February 2021 • 5:45pm
Oliver Dowden has told Facebook to prepare for a major crackdown on Big Tech firms, saying Britain s regulators won t shy away from intervening in the market.
The Culture Secretary met with Sir Nick Clegg, the former Liberal Democrat leader who is now Facebook s global affairs chief, on Thursday following the social network s shock move to enforce a news blackout in Australia last week.
Facebook blocked Australian publishers from the site in response to new media laws being introduced in the country, which would force it to pay for news.