are part of the digital ecosystem but critics say they have too much power and can influence the behavior of consumers and politicians do these corporations pose a threat. john the head of wiki p.d.'s or not we can media but your cousin as it were tweeted after the new directive was passed that the new law quote is not about helping artists it's about empowering monopolistic practices would you agree with that and would you say that in the end the tech titans will be laughing all the way to the bank despite this new law. and on a relative if you compare it to the smaller ones i guess the giants will profit because they have the systems to what is now required the law and in that respect they will and in other respects i guess they will get targeted more with claims for compensation and payment so it's a two sided thing i would say well if we look at it you digital policy as a whole isn't europe in fact doing more to curb monopoly power and practices on the internet than any other region in the world at the moment absolutely i mean to take china for instance because of the internet for outside influences have their own people like ali baba and so on and provide content that a