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Competition law and regulation

In: Handbook of Media and Communication Governance

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  • Maria Michalis

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This chapter explains competition law and regulation, focusing on characteristics of digital platforms and the challenges they raise. It argues that weak competition law enforcement, from the mid-1990s to the mid-2010s, permitted the growth of a few powerful online platforms. The recent reawakening of competition law enforcement and the move towards proactive (upfront) regulation in, among others, Europe and the United States, is a welcome but limited response. Two additional lines of action can help address the systemic problems of the evolving digital media landscape and the driving force of platform dominance based on data collection. One, we need specific data-related policy measures. Two, we need to nurture a viable diverse digital space, by empowering market entry based on alternative non-surveillance-based business models. In short, competition law and regulation are a solution, but not the solution, to the fundamental economic, social and political-democratic welfare concerns raised by platform society.

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  • Maria Michalis, 2024. "Competition law and regulation," Chapters, in: Manuel Puppis & Robin Mansell & Hilde Van den Bulck (ed.), Handbook of Media and Communication Governance, chapter 35, pages 472-485, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:elg:eechap:20752_35
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