The watchdog was granted expanded competition and merger control powers this year as the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act came into force. Similar to a European Union law known as the Digital Markets Act, the legislation gives the CMA the ability to directly enforce consumer protections on tech giants and take action — including fines of up to 10% of global annual revenues for breaches. Google could face changes to its online search services in the U.K. after regulators raised concerns over th ...