(13 Jun 2021) The UK’s competition regulator is to investigate Turnitin’s proposal to buy out its last major rival in global academic integrity services.
The Competition and Markets Authority said that it was considering whether Turnitin’s planned acquisition of Ouriginal “may be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition” in the UK.
Some academics have raised concerns that the latest deal could hand Turnitin a near monopoly and could reduce product diversity while handing the company a treasure trove of data.
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