Online advertising: the impact of targeted advertising on advertisers, market access and consumer choice

Publication for the committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, Policy Department for Economic, Scientific and Quality of Life Policies, European Parliament, here. 

Privacy, data and competition

 T. Valletti, Presentation here. 

Verfahren gegen Apple nach neuen Digitalvorschriften (§ 19a Abs. 1 GWB) – Bundeskartellamt prüft Apples marktübergreifende Bedeutung für den Wettbewerb

 Bundeskartellamt, hier. 

Big Tech: how can we promote competition in digital platform markets?

 A. Fletcher, here. 

Android Auto, our connected car service, lets consumers choose between rival services

 Google, here. 

Possible futures for the smart home

 Sonos, here. 

Algorithms: how they can reduce competition and harm consumers - Summary of responses to the consultation

 CMA, here. 

Feedback received, here. 

Soziale Marktwirtschaft in der digitalen Zukunft

 Foresight-Bericht (BMWi), hier. 

In Defence of Democracy and the Rule of Law in the Age of “Artificial Intelligence”

 Transatlantic Reflection Group on Democracy and the Rule of Law in the Age of “Artificial Intelligence, here. 

Wir fordern 17 Maßnahmen, um die Macht der Tech-Konzerne hier und jetzt zu brechen

 Handelsblatt, hier. 

The role of the arts and humanities in thinking about artificial intelligence (AI)

 J. Tasioulas, here. 

The Internet moment

 J. Zittrain, here. 

The European Commission’s Artificial Intelligence Act

 M. Schaake, here. 

Why the DMA is much more than competition law (and should not be treated as such)

 A. Reyna, here. 

An Algorithmic Bon Marché? Platform Governance In Urban Spaces

 J. Jackson, here. 

Protecting Competition and Innovation in Home Technologies

 Klobuchar Subcommittee, Video here. 

CMA to scrutinise Apple and Google mobile ecosystems

 Here.

Mobile ecosystems market study, Statement of scope here. 

UK’s CMA opens market study into Apple, Google’s mobile “duopoly”

 TechCrunch, here. 

The Cornwall Consensus Suggests a More “Market-Shaping” Approach to Fostering Resilience

 UCL, here. 

Courtesy translation of Decision KVR 69/19 rendered by the Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Court of Justice) on 23/06/2020 provided by the Bundeskartellamt.

 Here.

Europe needs to back browser-level controls to fix cookie consent nightmares, says privacy group

 TechCrunch, here. 

U.S. Supreme Court revives LinkedIn bid to shield personal data

 Reuters, here. 

Notes on Google's Commitments to the CMA

 R. Berjon, here. 

Dems are going after Big Tech. It’ll affect almost everything you do online.

 Politico.com, here. 

OECD FRAMEWORK FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF AI SYSTEMS – PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON PRELIMINARY FINDINGS

 OECD, here. 

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): the Court specifies the conditions for the exercise of the national supervisory authorities’ powers with respect to the cross-border processing of data

 CJEU, here. 

Competition policy: staying the course in times of change

 M. Vestager, here. 

The GDPR, Privacy and Monopoly

 C. Doctorow, here. 

Advancing civic participation in algorithmic decision-making

 Data Justice Lab, here. 

How online ads discriminate

 EDRi, here. 

The BIS Innovation Hub and central bank innovation

 A. Cartens, here. 

Google won’t end support for tracking cookies unless UK’s competition watchdog agrees

 Techcrunch, here. 

Friday: CMA to have key oversight role over Google’s planned removal of third-party cookies

 CMA, here. 

Meet Big Tech’s Male Tormenter in Chief

Draft Wölken Report

 EP, here. 

Global banking regulator urges toughest capital rules for crypto

 FT, here. 

The creator economy is running into the Apple Tax — this startup is fighting back

 The Verge, here. 

Meet Big Tech’s Female Tormenters in Chief

 Sway, transcript here, audio here. 

The future of data trusts and the global race to dominate AI

 A. Artyushina, here. 

New York Is Close to Passing the Most Important Antitrust Law in a Generation

 Vice, here. 

Governing digital platforms: policy options for a principled future

 

The great A. Gawer, Video here. 

Her Report with Nick Srnicek here.

(and a visual reminder)

PRELIMINARY REPORT - SECTOR INQUIRY INTO CONSUMER INTERNET OF THINGS

EC Staff Working Document, here.  

Some arbitrary highlights here

Ohio’s attorney general wants Google to be declared a public utility.

 NYTimes, here (anything to do with recent Google Antitrust developments in the EU and its MS?). 

PRIVACY IN THE DIGITAL AGE

 J. Tirole in Trento, here. 

Governing health innovation for the common good

 The WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All, here. 

Leistungsschutzrecht: Facebook holt Erlaubnis zur Gratisnutzung von Verlagen

 Heise.de, hier. 

BUILDING RESILIENT SUPPLY CHAINS, REVITALIZING AMERICAN MANUFACTURING, AND FOSTERING BROAD-BASED GROWTH

 The White House, here. 

Google and France agree on ad-tech interop

 C. Doctorow, here (and here). 

Dow/Dupont: Another Step Towards a Proper Assessment Concept of Innovation Effects of Mergers

 W. Kerber and Simonetta, the 2019 draft paper that never made it to a final version (drawers full of them), here.

Google ditches pay-to-play Android search choice auction for free version after EU pressure

 TechCrunch, here.

Changes to the Android Choice Screen in Europe

 

Google, here. 

DATA SOVEREIGNTY AND DATA ECONOMY - TWO REPULSIVE FORCES?

 Fraunhofer, here. 

Device Neutrality

 CERRE Report, here. 

Google fined € 220 million by French Autorité de la concurrence for breaching competition law in ad tech; offers commitments

 D. Katsifis, here. 

Meituan and Didi Chuxing warned by China’s pricing watchdog to protect ‘market price order’

 SCMP, here. 

Privacy by Default, Abuse by Design: EU Competition Concerns About Apple's New App Tracking Policy

T. Hoppner, P. Westerhoff, here.  

Antitrust Enforcement and Big Tech: After the Remedy Is Ordered

 J. Himes, J. Nieh, R. Schnell, here. 

Avis relatif à une demande d’avis de la commission des Affaires culturelles et de l’Éducation de l’Assemblée nationale dans le secteur des musiques actuelles

 Adcl, ici.

Dans le cadre d’une instruction ouverte devant l’Autorité dans le secteur de la publicité en ligne, Facebook propose des engagements.

 Adlc, ici. 

Austrian Federal Competition Authority files application to fine Facebook for failing to notify GIPHY acquisition

 AFCA, here. 

Data portability, interoperability and digital platform competition

 OECD Background Paper, here. 

L’Autorité de la concurrence sanctionne Google à hauteur de 220 millions d’euros pour avoir favorisé ses propres services dans le secteur de la publicité en ligne

 Adlc, ici. 

Should gatekeepers be allowed to combine data? Ideas for Art. 5(a) of the draft Digital Markets Act

 R. Podszun, here. 

Abuse without dominance and monopolisation without monopoly

O. Brook, M. Eben, here.  

Simonetta Vezzoso ‘Competition Policy in Transition: Exploring Data Portability’s Roles’ (2021)

 

Antitrust Digest, here (remember that Ascola 2020 presentation?).

Bundeskartellamt examines Google News Showcase

 Here.

Wertschöpfung durch Software in Deutschland

 Fraunhofer, hier.

The European Legislation on AI: a Brief Analysis of its Philosophical Approach

 L. Floridi, here. 

Competition Law as Collective Bargaining Law

 N. Tankus, L. Herrine, here. 

CMA investigates Facebook’s use of ad data

 CMA, here. 

EC opens investigation into possible anticompetitive conduct of Facebook

 EC, here. 

REGULATORY SCRUTINY BOARD OPINION on the EDI

 Here. 

Towards a New Legal Framework for AI in Europe: Assessing the European Commission’s proposed AI Regulation

Jon Bing Memorial Seminar 2021, Video here. 

IIA of the DGA ;-)

 Here. 

Gadgets have stopped working together, and it’s becoming an issue

 The Guardian, here. 

Governance of Ad Requests by a Union of Diverse Actors (GARUDA)

 R. Berjon, here. 

Maintaining a Level Playing Field When Big Tech Disrupts the Financial Services Sector

 T. Smith, D. Geradin, here. 

Computational Competition Law and Economics

 HCC, BRICS et al., here. 

Initial Appraisal of the DMA's IA ;-)

 EPRS, here. 

PUISSANCE DES PLATEFORMES NUMERIQUES, TERRITOIRES ET SOUVERAINETES

 D. Boullier, ici. 

Making the Digital Markets Act more resilient and effective

 CERRE, here. 

Amazon Prime Is an Economy-Distorting Lie

 M. Stoller, here. 

The real Schwab Report

 Here.