No-Fault Digital Platform Monopolization

M. Lao, here. 

Facebook accused of blocking wider efforts to study its ad platform

TechCrunch, here. 

Financial Data Aggregation e Account Information Services

Consob, qui. 

Facebook, Google are not publishers, says US anti-trust expert

Financial Review, here. 

Dynamic Competition in Dynamic Markets - A Path Forward

Conference, Live Stream (00:30 AM, 30 April 2019), here.  

Datenschutz-Aufsicht: Nutzung von Drohnen rechtlich "in der Regel nicht möglich"

Heise.de, hier. 

AI and decision making in organizations

D. Bouiller, Video here. 

Mastercard and Visa to slash inter-regional fees for tourist cards in EU

FinExtra, here. 

The impact and effectiveness of Innovate

FCA, here. 

Deeds not words: the next stage of the FCA’s innovation journey

C. Woolard, here. 

Werbebetrug mit Apps: Google wirft Hersteller aus Play Store

Heise.de, hier. 

New institutions are needed for the digital age

J. Tennison, FT, here. 

Danish DPA Issues First GDPR Fine: minimisation and anonymisation

GDPRToolkit, here. 

Apple Cracks Down on Apps That Fight iPhone Addiction

NYTimes, here. 

Barley unterstützt Vestager-Vorstoß gegen Digitalkonzerne

Hasepost.de, hier. 

Are (US) regulators out of ideas when it comes to Facebook’s unprecedented power and reach?

NYTimes, here. 

Regulators Around the World Are Circling Facebook

NYTimes, here.

Not hard to figure out who the dissenting FTC member might be.

Put Another Zero on Facebook’s Fine. Then We Can Talk.

K. Swisher, here. 

Some Amazon Sellers Are Paying $10,000 A Month To Trick Their Way To The Top

BuzzFeedNews, here. 

Facebook says it filed a US lawsuit to shut down a follower-buying service in New Zealand

TechCrunch, here. 

How Google treats Meredith Whittaker is important to potential AI whistleblowers

Venture Beat, here. 

Pons und Langenscheidt dürfen fusionieren

FAZ, hier (und hier).

EU-Wettbewerbskommissarin Vestager will Macht der Weltkonzerne neu regulieren

Handelsblatt, hier. 

Amazon's Alexa Team Can Access Users' Home Addresses

Bloomberg, here. 

TAKING THE LEAD IN ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT: EVALUATING INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY

G. Gürkaynak, here. 

THE BRAVE BROWSER WILL PAY YOU TO SURF THE WEB

Wired, here. 

JD.com says putting chickens on the blockchain was great for business

TNW, here. 

Canada: Privacy Investigation of Facebook

Here. 

What is machine learning and why should I care?

CJR.org, here. 

Telematik-Versicherung: Ein Algorithmus entscheidet, wer sicher fährt

Netzpolitik.ord, hier. 

As Amazon Gets Bigger, Sellers Feel the Squeeze

Decrypted, Podcast here. 

Walmart unveils an A.I.-powered store of the future, now open to the public

TechCrunch, here. 

What has the EU ever done for us?

          Here. 

   "Oooh - peace...Shut up!"

La CNMC lanza una consulta pública sobre la publicidad online en España

Aquì. 

Accenture sued over website redesign so bad it Hertz: Car hire biz demands $32m+ for 'defective' cyber-revamp

The Register, here.  See also here.

Tesla plans to launch an insurance product ‘in about a month’

TechCrunch, here. 

Slapping Facebook's Wrist

Labor AI centre set for Melbourne

Innovationaus.com, here. 

FTC Charges Surescripts with Illegal Monopolization of E-Prescription Markets

Here. 

Digital Health Data and Information Sharing: A New Frontier for Health Care Competition?

J. Adler-Milstein, M. Gaynor, here. 

Warren v. Amazon on Twitter

Thread Here.

From the Dark Side to the Bright Side: Exploring Algorithmic Antitrust Compliance

A. Deng, here. 

Monopolkommission empfiehlt, die von Miba und Zollern beantragte Ministererlaubnis nicht zu erteilen

Stellungnahme, hier. 

Just like that

HT @UGambini

Apple muss Erben Zugang zu iCloud-Account eines Verstorbenen gewähren

Spiegel Online, hier. 

Brazil's antitrust watchdog probing banks over competition hurdles to fintech

Reuters, here. Nota técnica aqui. 

Nicknames come with the job

M. Vestager, Video here. 

Will Netflix eventually monetize its user data?

J. Mittell, here. 

THE DISTINCTIVE DNA OF EU ANTITRUST?

A. Ezrachi on CompetitionLore, here. 

One Country Blocks the World on Data Privacy

Politico EU, here. 

Building an AI workforce

A. Ng, Podcast here. 

Google & Amazon reach an agreement to bring their streaming video apps to each others’ platforms

TechCrunch, here. 

Shaping Choices in the Digital World

LINC, here. 

Google to suggest 10 browser and search engine alternatives for Android users in Europe

Venture Beat, here. 

BEUC calls for a cross-institutional scrutiny of Facebook’s data practices

BEUC, here. 

Broadband firms and government to hold talks over Google Chrome update

The Drum, here. 

Understanding the development of contemporary economics through major controversies : syllabus, lecture summaries and reflections

B. Cherrier, here. 

Event Recap: European AI Strategies

Center for Data Innovation, here. 

Singapore's "FinTech Fast Track" initiative is doing swimmingly well, thank you

IPKat, here. 

Revolut promises to grow up as it seeks new investment

FT, here. 

The privacy and antitrust worlds are starting to cross over

Iapp, here. 

Microsoft Edge for iOS and Android adds single sign-in, can now block Chrome and Safari access to some apps

ZDNet, here. 

Privacy, Obscurity and Keeping Economics Where it Belongs

G. Hull, here. 

Spotify lodges antitrust complaint against Apple: it’s ‘time to play fair’ in the music streaming industry

F. Bostoen, here. 

Big Tech to face antitrust law on user data in Japan

Asia Nikkei, here.

Amazon: investigation launched on possible abuse of a dominant position in online marketplaces and logistic services

AGCM, qui. Provvedimento qui.

Google & Amazon reach an agreement to bring their streaming video apps to each others’ platforms

TechCrunch, here. 

Google lets Android users choose browsers to ease EU antitrust concerns

Reuters, here. 

CMA recommends shake-up of UK audit market

CMA, here. 

Continental, Valeo seek EU antitrust action against Nokia

Reuters, here. 

CPI Audio Interview with Philip Marsden

Here. 

The EDPB’s Narrow View of Contractual Necessity

HogamLovells, here. 

Guidelines 2/2019 on the processing of personal data under Article 6(1)(b) GDPR in the context of the provision of online services to data subjects

EDPB, here. 

‘A Convenient Life and a Good Life May Not Be the Same Thing’

The Atlantic, here. 

Data trusts: lessons from three pilots

ODI, here. 

German competition authority pushes the boundaries of abuse of dominance with infringement finding on online data collection

Bristows, here. 

The battle of Fintech is over, the battle of TechFin is about to begin

Daily Fintech, here. 

vzbv klagt erfolgreich gegen Google

vzbv, hier.

Competition watchdog strengthens ties with FBI to fight cartels

The Sydney Morning Herald, here. 

BMW, Qualcomm Battle Against VW, Renault on Connected Car Rules

Bloomberg, here. 

Former Mozilla exec: Google has sabotaged Firefox for years

ZDNet, here. 

Political Economy of the Quantum Information Age

C. Hoofnagle, here. 

Mastercard ruling: almost every UK adult could receive payout

TheGuardian, here. 

Mark Zuckerberg leveraged Facebook user data to fight rivals and help friends, leaked documents show

NBC News, here. 

Facebook says it never sells your data but these internal documents show exactly how much they value your data in dollars

BoingBoing, here. 

Apple and Qualcomm Settle All Disputes Worldwide

NYTimes, here. 

Elektronische und digitale Zahlungsdienstleistungen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Antwort der Bundesregierung, hier.  

idealo verklagt Google auf Schadensersatz wegen Missbrauchs seiner marktbeherrschenden Stellung

Presseportal.de, hier. 

Digital Innovation: Seizing Policy Opportunities

OECD, here. 

President of E-Commerce Company Pleads Guilty To Price Fixing

DoJ, here. 

Leave, Remain & Common Ground: Pragmatism in Dealing with Tech Giants

P. Marsden, here. 

Amazon Workers Are Listening to What You Tell Alexa

Bloomberg, here. 

Google’s Next Big Money Maker Could Be the Maps on Your Phone

Bloomberg, here. 

CMA alleges piano supplier illegally prevented price discounts

CMA, here. 

Sector inquiry on comparison websites - Bundeskartellamt wants to terminate infringements of consumer rights and demands new competences

Bundeskartellamt, here.

Rakuten, Booking.com and Expedia raided by Japan's antitrust watchdog over lodging price policy

Japan Times, here. 

How Capitalism Betrayed Privacy

T. Wu, here. 

ACM launches investigation into abuse of dominance by Apple in its App Store

ACM, here. 

Market study into mobile app stores

ACM, here. 

In defense of the black box

E. Holm, here.