Evolving Issues in Regulation of Digital Platforms: A View from the UK and EU

April 2025

Past Event

Evolving Issues in Regulation of Digital Platforms: A View from the UK and EU

Past Event

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April 07, 2025

iPhone screens display various social media apps on February 9, 2025, in Bath, England. (Getty Images)

April 2025

Past Event

Speakers:

Professor Suzanne Rab

Barrister, Matrix Chambers

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Join Hudson for a discussion on European Union and United Kingdom competition and regulatory authorities’ increasing focus on digital platforms. Topics will include:

The features of digital platforms that have attracted competition law and regulatory scrutiny
Reform initiatives including the UK Digital Markets Unit, and European Commission’s Digital Markets Act, and antitrust probes into big tech
Emerging challenges for defining and regulating digital platforms
Policy interventions relating to digital platforms outside of mainstream competition law

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Michael Kovrig

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Pedro Pizano

Moderators:

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Michael Sobolik

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