December 20, 2022
Effects of Government Surveillance on Competition
Following on from the shock of the Snowden revelations, it is now well established empirically that chilling effects from government surveillance and other privacy violations exist, that they can at...
December 20, 2022
Popular Mobile Apps in The Pandemic Era: A Glimpse at...
COVID-19 changed work and leisure, including more time spent on mobile apps. While this presents an opportunity for new apps to compete with established apps, it is also challenging for...
December 20, 2022
Privacy Protections Through Antitrust Enforcement
Daniel A. Hanley & Karina Montoya comment on how antitrust enforcement can operate as a vital supplement providing consumers with robust privacy protections, despite the lack of a comprehensive federal...
December 20, 2022
How Can Competition Policy And Privacy Protection Policy Interact?
While some initially argued that privacy was distinct and independent from competition enforcement, market realities and digitization have since then forced regulators to reflect upon how the two policies can...
December 16, 2022
The Digital Services Act – A Laudable Ambition, But Will...
The EU has adopted the Digital Services Act (“DSA”) a ground-breaking legislation to make the internet a safer place, while also seeking to protect fundamental rights and to enhance consumer...
December 16, 2022
You May Be Subject as Well!: Digital Services Act –...
The EU Digital Services Act (“DSA”) is in force and the first of its requirements will soon take effect. And yet, many businesses do not even know yet that they...
December 16, 2022
Content Moderation and Competition in Digital Markets
In this contribution we look at the upcoming changes in the EU platform regulation. More specifically, we focus on the Digital Services Act (“DSA”) from the competition perspective. The DSA...
December 06, 2022
EU Says Meta Needs to Change Targeted Ad Practices
European privacy regulators say Meta shouldn’t require users to accept ads based on online activity. The ruling could limit the data the social media giant can use to sell advertising, the Wall Street...
December 01, 2022
EU Governments Could Ditch Facebook Platform Over Poor Data Handling
The Dutch government will stop using Facebook if private data handling is not improved. In a recent letter to Parliament, State Secretary Alexandra van Huffelen said that the personal data...
