On-platform Tying or Another Case of Leveraging- A Discussion on Facebook Marketplace
Just before 2022 ended the Commission sent a statement of objections to Meta regarding the […]
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The draft notice on market definition and multisided (digital) platforms – avoiding rather than resolving some of the main challenges
Approximately a month ago the Commission published its draft notice on the definition of the […]
The Apple App Store case in the Netherlands – a potential game changer
Just before 2021 ended, Apple suffered a loss in the Netherlands where a national court […]
Epic v Apple (2): market power and foreclosure in the app distribution market(s)
Epic’s battle against Apple has been extensively covered in media in the past month. This […]
Re-imagining the Abuse of Economic Dependence in a Digital World
As proven by the recent consultation on the Digital Services Act, the European Union is […]
The return of the MFN clauses – platform ranking as an enforcement mechanism for price parity
The MFN cases of the past few years have delivered a series of uncoordinated cases […]
App stores and (potential) abuses of dominance – an opportunity to reshape competition law enforcement in digital markets
During the past few weeks the number of complaints against Apple’s practices concerning the App […]
Business users vs. platforms – a (not entirely) new battle frontier
The recent complaint of Spotify against Apple is yet another case concerning the contractual relationship between online […]
Abuse of dominance through data overcharges and EU competition law enforcement
The past year the EU commission and numerous competition authorities have addressed the matter of […]
Apple’s App Store commission fee and (anti-competitive) governance: when a platform’s zero-pricing strategy becomes expensive
These days Apple is at the Supreme Court trying to defend its pricing scheme for […]