digital – Antitrust Intelligence

Google, Facebook, Amazon Push For New Antitrust Markets

May 24, 2019December 13, 2019Editorial

Internet companies, and regulators for that matter, are increasingly using the word “ecosystem” to describe their business models. Those days where these companies operated just in one market are long gone. Google’s self-driving car unit, Waymo, has driven more miles than any other company, Facebook is planning to launch GlobalCoin, a crypto currency. Apple partnered with Goldman Sachs and Amazon isn’t a bookstore anymore. How this is going to affect market definitions?

5 Things You Should Know About the ICN 2019

May 13, 2019August 25, 2020Editorial

After three days of debates and discussions in Cartagena, it is clear that the priority for antitrust authorities is how to apply competition law in digital markets. Non-horizontal mergers, remedies in unilateral conducts and ex-officio cartel probes were also some of the relevant topics of this year’s ICN.

Amazon’s EU Antitrust Woes Have Just Started

February 1, 2019February 8, 2019Editorial

Amazon.com is facing three antitrust investigations across Europe. Germany and Austria opened probes against the company in 4Q and the European Commission is conducting a preliminary investigation over Amazon’s use of third-party sellers’ data. A $5 billion fine similar to the one imposed on Google isn’t likely given Amazon’s revenue in the market, but what it is at stake here is more than just money.