Civil Society Statement on the UK's courageous move to block the Microsoft/Activision merger

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority’s decision this week to block a proposed merger between Microsoft and the entertainment and gaming company Activision Blizzard is a welcome and courageous step in the face of furious lobbying and opposition from the two U.S. giants.

This move by the CMA has immense global significance, and marks the latest step in a remarkable new shift that recently begun, in how the world’s regulators are starting to tackle the dangerous power and dominance of digital tech giants.

Please read our statement on this move on our newsletter, The Counterbalance.