Across the world, regulators and policy makers are grappling with how to establish a competitive, safe and fair online environment that also safeguards users’ fundamental rights as citizens. Ahead of the European Commission’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), this book “Digital markets and online...

wo decades after the net neutrality debated started, the internet ecosystem has evolved and additional gatekeepers have emerged. In order to access content from content and service providers (CSPs), consumers have to pass through a whole internet access value chain, comprised of broadband...

After the enactment of net neutrality regulation, devices are considered to be the remaining weak link to achieving a ‘neutral’ (non-discriminatory) internet access. We highlight that discriminatory conducts similar to those condemned under the net neutrality regulation can also occur at...

The Digital Markets Act (DMA) entered into force on 1 November 2022 and its rules will apply from 2 May 2023. The Commission should designate, for the first time, the gatekeepers subjected to the rules by September 2023 at the latest, and those platforms should comply with prohibitions and...