Beyond ‘hipster antitrust’: A critical perspective on the european commission’s google decision

Angela Daly (Lead / Corresponding author)

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Abstract

This contribution offers a critical socio-legal perspective on the European Commission’s decision in the Google Shopping investigation. In particular, three outstanding issues, concerning Google’s data collection, algorithmic transparency and the beneficiaries of the decision are explored. The decision does not address all the problems associated with Google’s platform power. However, it is argued that competition law, even modified from the current More Economic Approach as the antitrust ‘hipsters’ suggest, is not able to do this alone, but has to be part of a multi-regime response involving regulation and consumer law.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)188-192
Number of pages5
JournalEuropean Competition and Regulatory Law Review
Volume1
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Law
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)

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