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EU Commission goes after geo-blocking, ‘absurd’ digital barriers

Letting EU citizens watch movies online anywhere and simplifying cross-border e-commerce are key European Commission efforts to unify the continent’s digital market.

The Commission on Wednesday agreed how to proceed with its European Digital Single Market plan and identified priorities to be detailed in May.

Limiting access to content to people in a particular country or region is a bad strategy, so the Commission wants to tear down geo-blocking barriers, he said.

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