…by inter alia the German competition authority (discussed on KCL here – self-preferencing from my side). Prime is more and more becoming a gatekeeper itself since the number of Prime…
…the Commission opened a formal probe into Amazon’s Buy Box and Prime label units. Once again, the Commission’s attention has been drawn to alleged self-preferencing practices. In the Commission’s preliminary…
…(iii) on not imposing certain types of most-favoured nation clauses in contracts, as well as (iv) a prohibition on self-preferencing. These lists of do’s and don’ts are (at least partially)…
…a real considerable impact report on the Damages Directive. It remains on the surface and is not the slightest bit (self-)critical. However, the information that has been gathered so far…
…dominant platforms from engaging in self-preferencing, and requiring them to offer equal terms for equal products and services; Interoperability and data portability, requiring dominant platforms to make their services compatible…
…the algorithm (interpretability)? What is the functioning of the algorithm (technical transparency)? Challenges for enforcement The ACM will probably face various challenges when conducting research into algorithmic applications. Self-learning…
…the notification or up to one year following the closing of the acquisition. This approach would require a degree of self-assessment by the companies involved, creating a risk of error…
…the conduct can be roughly classified as self-preferencing by intermediaries vis-à-vis competitors (no. 1), (platform) envelopment (no. 2), leveraging through the use of data (no. 3), hampering interoperability of services…
…In KNV Kunsten, (case C-413/13) this was extended to the self-employed performing the same functions as the employed, referred to as the false self-employed. While some flexibility has been demonstrated…
…that whilst the Commission has put incentives in place to encourage self-reporting of cases, the numbers of such self-reporting cases have fallen since 2015. The Court further observes that by…
