Dr Anca Chirita a.d.chirita@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor
Abuse of Global Platform Dominance or Competition on the Merits?
Chirita, Anca D.
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Abstract
Contrary to mainstream opinion, suggesting that dominant online platforms compete on their own merits and that their abuse of the large-scale accumulation of data should fall under data or privacy laws, this article argues that competition law should investigate whether global platform competition has been established on merit alone and how digital dominance has been strengthened through the downfall of emerging competition (the exclusionary harm) and the excessive combination of individuals' data (exploitative harm). To frame the theory of competitive harm in a global context, this article compares several of the most recent cases involving digital giants such as Google, Facebook, and Amazon in both pro-active jurisdictions, as well as in less interventionist jurisdictions. In doing so, the author challenges the existing categorization of abuse of a dominant position, especially self-preferencing and the excessive disclosure of data. This article advances the constitutional dimension of competition law by recognizing the principle of nondiscrimination and equal treatment in Google Shopping and the principle of autonomous self-determination in Facebook as embedded in quasi-constitutional EU freedoms of free and fair competition for businesses and free choice for consumers.
Citation
Chirita, A. D. (2022). Abuse of Global Platform Dominance or Competition on the Merits?. Loyola consumer law review, 33(1), 1-37
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 15, 2020 |
Online Publication Date | May 14, 2021 |
Publication Date | 2022 |
Deposit Date | Jan 8, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 4, 2022 |
Journal | Loyola consumer law review |
Print ISSN | 1530-5449 |
Publisher | Loyola University Chicago School of Law |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 33 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 1-37 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1247818 |
Publisher URL | https://lawecommons.luc.edu/lclr/vol33/iss1/1/ |
Related Public URLs | https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3540987 |
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