INVESTIGATION of COMPETITION in DIGITAL MARKETS
Author | : United States House of Representatives |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 450 |
Release | : 2020-10-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9798694599085 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (85 Downloads) |
Download or read book INVESTIGATION of COMPETITION in DIGITAL MARKETS written by United States House of Representatives and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jerrold Nadler, Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary David N. Cicilline, Chairman, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative LawIn June 2019 the Committee on the Judiciary initiated a bipartisan investigation into the state of competition online, spearheaded by the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law. As part of a top-to -bottom review of the market, the Subcommittee examined the dominance of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google, and their business practices to determine how their power affects our economy and our democracy. Additionally, the Subcommittee performed a review of existing antitrust laws, competition policies, and current enforcement levels to assess whether they are adequate to market power and anticompetitive conduct in digital markets. Over the course of our investigation, we collected extensive evidence from these companies aswell as from third parties - totaling nearly 1.3 million documents . We held seven hearings to review the effects of market power online including on the free and diverse press, innovation, and privacy and a final hearing to examine potential solutions to concerns identified during the investigation and to inform this Report's recommendations .