The Platform Blog

• Published on December 19, 2024

  The DMA’s applicability to business-to-consumer services (and how content creators can lead to DMA designation)

  The Digital Markets Act (DMA) is a landmark piece of legislation that regulates the conduct of gatekeeper platforms, that is, platforms which (a) offer a... Continue

• Published on December 4, 2024

  Best of both worlds:  Big Tech regulation down under

  Australia was an early pioneer of digital markets analysis and regulation, having investigated these issues since 2017.  The ACCC has highlighted concerns about competition in... Continue

• Published on November 28, 2024

  The interplay between digital regulations (and what it means for regulatory cooperation)

  A few years ago, digital services were mainly subject to horizontal rules (i.e., rules that apply to all sectors of the economy), such as competition... Continue

• Published on November 4, 2024

  The EU Court of Justice’s judgment in Intel II and its implications for the draft Guidelines

  Ever since the adoption in February 2009 of the European Commission’s Guidance Paper on its enforcement priorities in applying Article 102 (then 82) and in... Continue

• Published on October 3, 2024

  The Vodafone/Three merger: the CMA seems inclined towards a gruelling remedy, but it’s not yet a done deal

  The CMA never clears a merger on the basis of behavioural remedies.  Such remedies do not deal with the source of the competition problem, they... Continue

• Published on September 27, 2024

  Generative Artificial Intelligence and Competition: The Main Takeaways of the Recent Opinion Issued by the French Competition Authority

  Taking stock of the phenomenal rise of generative Artificial Intelligence (“AI”), competition enforcement authorities throughout the world are actively engaging in research and consultations to... Continue

• Published on September 17, 2024

  The end or the beginning of an era? The Court of Justice delivers its verdict in the Google Shopping case  

  The long-awaited judgment from the European Court of Justice (“CJEU”) in the Google Shopping saga has finally arrived. On 10 September 2024, following a case... Continue

• Published on September 12, 2024

  The Draghi report on EU competition law – A welcome attempt to answer Europe’s Goldilocks dilemma

  This week, Mario Draghi presented his long-anticipated report on European Competitiveness to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Reporters were quick to say that... Continue

• Published on September 5, 2024

  Ten reasons why Apple’s App Store terms are still not compliant with the DMA

  Apple had until 7 March 2024 to adopt the necessary measures to ensure that the terms and conditions it applies to app developers and app... Continue

• Published on July 9, 2024

  A Dutch Merricks? Amsterdam Court of Appeal rules on fundamentals of class actions in TPC v Oracle and Salesforce

  Class actions in which damages can be awarded on a collective basis are still a relatively new phenomenon in Europe, with the UK, Portuguese and... Continue