Japan to introduce bill to ensure fair online business competition

The Japanese government on Tuesday decided on an outline of new laws that would tighten controls on U.S. digital giants and other online businesses as concerns mount that their dominant positions hinder fair competition and protection of personal data, officials said.A bill to be submitted to the Diet next year will seek to mandate that Google LLC, Apple Inc., Facebook Inc. and Amazon.com Inc., collectively known as GAFA, as well as other digital business firms, disclose how they set rules on displaying search results, government officials said.The government also seeks to oblige IT firms t…READ FULL ARTICLE