Tag: Digital Platforms

By Viktoria H.S.E. Robertson (University of Graz) Leading jurisdictions around the world are debating whether the nature of data-driven digital markets and the smart technologies...

The European Commission is to contract a study on the gatekeeping, or market-dominating, power of digital platforms in a bid to gather evidence which...

Digital platforms like search engines, social networks, online marketplaces, or app stores have dramatically changed our lives and brought considerable benefits. Their role is...

By Dr. Thomas Weck (German Monopolies Commission)1 Digital platform markets pose novel issues when it comes to enforcing the competition rules. A draft bill...

Yelp, one of Google’s most enduring critics, got to share its grievances with senators on the Antitrust Subcommittee on Tuesday, reported CNBC.  At a hearing...

The current academic and policy initiatives to address competition concerns arising from digital platforms rely on a model of competition for the market. That...

BBetween 2017-2019 the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission conducted a “world first” inquiry into digital platforms and their impact on media and advertising services...

A number of recent reports and studies has discussed the need for competition law reform in the digital era, in particular with a view...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) welcomed the Australian Government’s commitment to adopting the key recommendations from its Digital Platforms Inquiry, which will...

By Dirk Auer (International Center for Law and Economics)1 In July of 2019, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (“ACCC”) concluded its high-profile 1.5-year investigation...