Following the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), Japan has enacted a digital competition regulation (a form of sector-specific regulation that blends competition principles with prescriptive provisions, as Lazar Radic et al. 2024 describe) with a more targeted scope in the smartphone software ecosystem: the Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA). This blog throws some light […]
Ex ante but Insufficient? The Commission’s Five AI Investigations Launched in Just 22 Days
AI markets are booming across Europe and beyond, and competition and innovation in this sector have sparked extensive discussions worldwide. In just 22 days, the European Commission announced five investigations into artificial intelligence (‘AI’) related services, though not under the same regulatory framework. The investigations into Meta AI and Google AI Overview and AI Mode […]
Conference Debrief – Highlights from the Competition Law & Artificial Intelligence Summit – 2nd Annual
Event was hosted by Thought Leaders 4 Competition in London The Competition Law & Artificial Intelligence Summit – 2nd Annual, held on 2 December 2025 at Carpenters’ Hall, right in the heart of London, brought together competition authorities, legal practitioners, and industry experts to explore the critical intersection of AI and competition law. With artificial […]
Google SMS Designation responses – A comprehensive analysis
by Anush Ganesh 27 Stakeholders Responded to the Google’s proposed SMS designation decision The Competition and Markets Authority’s consultation on designating Google Search with Strategic Market Status has concluded with one of the first stakeholder responses in the UK’s DMCCA chapter. Twenty-seven organizations ranging from Google itself to independent publishers, airlines to academic institutions have […]
This is no big deal: Europe must stand strong on Big Tech
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.
Towards effective remedies in EU competition law: Recalibrating Reg. 1/2003 to match digital market realities
European competition law has a remedy problem. As digitisation changes how markets work, it becomes harder to find effective remedies. In this week’s blog, Jasper van den Boom discusses the papers [1][2] he has written together with Fiona Scott Morton, in which the authors theorise on how the EU remedy design can be recalibrated to […]
AI Action Summit: Can Europe still enter the Competition?
Utilising its full force of glamour, diplomacy, and Parigian style, France rang the wake-up bell for Europe in the race to Artificial Intelligence with the AI Action Summit in Paris. Maybe this came a bit late – but it came with a bang. Emmanuel Macron announced an investment package of 109 billion Euros for AI […]
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 […]
Meta’s Less-personalised Ads: A Compliance Facade?
Meta has introduced a new free subscription option with less personalised ads for Facebook and Instagram. Is this the end of behavioural advertising or a showcase of illusive compliance? Sebastian Steinert analyses Meta’s tactics to protect its data-driven business model based on behavioural advertising. By Sebastian Steinert “We want to empower citizens to be […]
Booking’s compliance workshop: a road well travelled?
On 25 November 2024 the Commission hosted its seventh DMA compliance workshop which was a first for two reasons: 1. The first European gatekeeper had to explain and answer to market participants interested and in parts skeptical about the travel platform’s DMA compliance plans. 2. It was a little (too) calm. Does this have to […]