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The European Union ’s outgoing competition chief , Margrethe Vestager , made a name for herself with headline - grab enforcements against Big Tech . But in aNew York Timesexit audience , as sheapproaches the end of her term , she sounds regretful at not having gone faster and harder against the like ofAppleandGoogle . She summarized her ten - foresighted incumbency as only “ partially successful . ”
A fistful of major weapons platform still dominates the online consumer experience , despite billions in fines from Vestager ’s office . So it would be difficult to conclude anything else , although the full impact of EU regulations like theDigital Markets Act , which she helped introduce , wo n’t be feel for years . So her legacy may necessitate longer to assess .
Still , her regret is telling . And — via remarks on the incoming Trump government — the interview conveys a horse sense of a windowpane of opportunity to reset the rules of the entanglement being lost . Her advice to regulators everywhere now ? Be “ bolder . ”
“ We are in the business sector of intimidation , ” she added in relation to theDOJ ’s proposal to break up Google . “ If we do not once in a while habituate our most powerful tool , there ’s no deterrence . ”
