Japan rejects push to change thresholds in final digital platform rules

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Japan’s Fair Trade Commission has rejected calls to lower the monthly active user threshold that determines which companies are subject to its new digital platform regime, finalising a framework that critics say risks disproportionately targeting large US tech companies.

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