Margrethe Vestager: Big Tech’s Fiercest Opponent
By DW
20 January 2022 |
6:11 am
Margrethe Vestager is a leader who is admired and feared at the same time – for taking up the fight against big tech companies. As the EU’s competition commissioner, she’s considered to be one of the most powerful women in Europe. How did she manage to make it all the way to the top? Let’s find out.
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