DATA COLLECTION IN ONLINE PLATFORM BUSINESSES: A PERSPECTIVE FOR ANTITRUST ASSESSMENT

May 1, 2018

There has been growing attention to the role that data and data analytics are playing in the online world. The current public debate is associating the collection of massive amounts of data by large online platforms to extraordinary clout on the public at large and almost unassailable dominance among economic actors. The reality is of course more complex – and less dramatic. This article focuses on the impact of data on the value creation opportunities of online platforms and consequently on their organization and on the relation with their users. It proposes to include the analysis of platform business models in the antitrust analytical framework to better evaluate the extent of market power and distinguish genuinely abusive market behavior from the normal conduct of business in a new technological environment.

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