In e-commerce, data has long played a special role as a factor in competition between
different players, and its importance continues to grow. A review of the current legal situation …

According to statistics, Amazon is one of the most-used online marketplaces worldwide. The
COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdowns to reduce the spread of the virus have …

Digitisation is changing not only our society but also markets, strategies and business
models, which has increased competition in many markets. At the same time, large …

Many modem internet-based companies relied upon by consumers and businesses alike
operate, at least in some capacity, as two-sided platforms. 1 The concept originates from …

Consumers increasingly shop through online marketplaces like Amazon. As a consequence,
these platforms have come to play a central role in the marketing of products to consumers …

17th of July 2019 was quite a day for Amazon. Not just because Amazon can look back at its
extremely successful Prime Day on 15th and 16th of July, which was the largest shopping …

Amazon is the titan of twenty-first century commerce. In addition to being a retailer, it is now
a marketing platform, a delivery and logistics network, a payment service, a credit lender, an …

The aim of this paper is to reflect upon the need to adjust EU consumer contract law to take
into account the changing market structure caused by the rise of online platforms such as …

Abstract In September 2018, the European Commission sent out formal requests for
information to investigate allegations of an anticompetitive conduct by Amazon. The …

Tech giants are commonly referred to as 'platforms' in our everyday language and academic
circles. Some refer to 'the platform economy', 1 or the 'platformization of the Web'. 2 But our …