China’s market regulator released new anti-monopoly guidelines that target internet platforms Reuters February 08, 2021 PM Task Force on IT member Parvez Iftikhar pointed out that Covid-19 had shown that internet of high speed and large ca-pacity was a must to keep wheels of economy, healthcare, education and other sectors moving. PHOTO: FILE China’s market regulator released new anti-monopoly guidelines on Sunday that target internet platforms, tightening existing restrictions faced by the country’s tech giants. The new rules formalise an earlier anti-monopoly draft law released in November and clarify a series of monopolistic practices that regulators plan to crack down on.