Europe must stand strong on Big Tech and enforce the DMA, say Monika Schnitzer and Rupprecht Podszun. They also argue in favour of an independent European enforcement agency.
Decision Day: The German Federal Court of Justice confirms Apple’s paramount significance for competition across markets under Sec. 19a para. 1 GWB
Another victory for the Bundeskartellamt! The German Supreme Court (BGH) confirmed that Apple is an undertaking of paramount significance for competition across markets (UPSCAM) pursuant to Sec. 19a para. 1 GWB. Although the full decision is not out yet, today’s press release already gives us an idea of what the BGH has been thinking about […]
One Year of DMA Compliance: Time to Grade the Homework
One Year of DMA Compliance: Time to Grade the Homework The digital gatekeepers have provided their second round of compliance reports to the DMA units in the European Commission. Our SCiDA Team took a close look. Here is our report! Big Tech’s DMA homework is in—and it spans a whopping 1214 pages. From detailed disclosures […]
A Report from the Court Room Part II: Apple’s paramount significance for competition across markets on trial
Germany had its second and, for the moment, last round of hearings concerning a designation by the Bundeskartellamt under Sec. 19a para. 1 GWB! A lot of what was discussed seemed like a déjà-vu for those who have followed Amazon’s line of arguments back in April 2024. But the hardware icon Apple has also tried […]
Platform for the study of systemic risk: Art. 40(4) DSA and the draft delegated act
In this week’s blog, we put the DMA’s little sister into the spotlight, the Digital Services Act (DSA), and explore an important topic for the academic community: Art. 40(4) DSA. This provision grants researchers the right to request data from very large online platforms and search engines in order to study systemic risks. Juliane Mendelsohn, […]
SCiDA’s Digital Regulation Review of 2024
2024 is coming to an end and what a year for Shaping Competition in the Digital Age! The DMA picked up steam with record pace, we have a new EU Commissioner for competition and a new law in the UK (DMCCA) – to name only a few developments of a packed year. 2024 has proven […]
Big Tech through the lenses of Brazil’s competition watchdog CADE and the path ahead
The so-called Brussels Effect has reached Brazil. The Draft Brazilian Digital Markets Bill, which foresees not only regulatory oversight of Big Tech platforms by the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency but also its funding by Big Tech itself (!), is still pending since November 2022. A new government report recommends adding new rules under the existing […]
The idealo-founder speaks: Google Shopping, the DMA, and the future of the Internet – Interview with Albrecht von Sonntag
The aftershocks of the European Court of Justice’s Google Shopping judgement were still noticeable over the last couple of weeks. Unsurprising given the decade-long run up and built-up suspense to the judgement. There could be no better time to interview Albrecht von Sonntag, internet pioneer and co-founder of the Berlin-based online price comparison platform idealo […]
Japan’s Enactment of the Smartphone Act
This July, Japan regulated the most impactful piece of consumer electronics since the invention of the computer (or for some, since the lightbulb): the smartphone. Japan‘s new laser focused regulation tackles competitive issues related to mobile OS, browsers, app stores and search engines. So, is this Act a new marvel of Japanese inventiveness, the Japanese […]
Breaking the Summer Break – Digital platform developments you might have missed and should look out for in the second half of 2024
After a thunderstorm of DMA enforcement actions in the first half of 2024, climaxing with the latest preliminary findings send to Apple and Meta mid-June and early July, things seemed to have become a bit quieter around the Commission and its gatekeepers during the summer weeks. But silence can be deceptive – find out here […]