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Platforms or Aggregators: Implications for Digital Antitrust Law

Oxford Journal of European Competition Law & Practice, 2021, Vol. 12, No. 1

3 Pages Posted: 16 Feb 2021

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Thibault Schrepel

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Stanford University's Codex Center; University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne; Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po)

Date Written: January 25, 2021

Abstract

Tech giants are commonly referred to as ‘platforms’ in our everyday language and academic circles. Some refer to ‘the platform economy’, or the ‘platformization of the Web’. But our legal language requires more nuance as putting all these companies in the same basket has significant drawbacks. With this article, I want to emphasize the importance of distinguishing between platforms and aggregators for antitrust law.

Keywords: antitrust, platform, aggregator, tech giant, big tech

JEL Classification: K21, L12, L22, L20, L40, L41, L44, L50, D11, D20, D85, K24, L10

Suggested Citation

Schrepel, Thibault, Platforms or Aggregators: Implications for Digital Antitrust Law (January 25, 2021). Oxford Journal of European Competition Law & Practice, 2021, Vol. 12, No. 1, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3772697

Thibault Schrepel (Contact Author)

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam ( email )

De Boelelaan 1105
1081 HV Amsterdam
Netherlands

Stanford University's Codex Center ( email )

559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305-8610
United States

University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne ( email )

France

Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) ( email )

27 rue Saint-Guillaume
Paris Cedex 07, 75337
France

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