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3. Januar 2023  |   Features von Daniel Mandrescu

On-platform Tying or Another Case of Leveraging- A Discussion on Facebook Marketplace
facebook, competition law, abuse of dominance, art. 102 TFEU, multisided platforms, dominant position, tying and bundling, unfair trading conditions, competition economics, european commission,
Just before 2022 ended the Commission sent a statement of objections to Meta regarding the potential abusive behaviour of Facebook. According to the statement of objections, Facebook may be engaging in (i) abusive tying practices with regard to Facebook Marketplace as users (i.e. consumers) that log into Facebook and are automatically also offered access to the Facebook Marketplace, without the […]
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19. April 2021  |   Features von Friso Bostoen

The Commission’s Article 22 EUMR Guidance: catching killer acquisitions through the merger referral procedure?
Article 22, Merger Regulation, European Commission, Guidance, killer acquisitions, GAFAM
Over the past five years, the EU’s merger control regime has been hotly debated. The main concern driving the debate has been the intensive acquisition activity in the tech and pharmaceutical sectors. However, many of those acquisitions escape the jurisdictional thresholds of the EU Merger Regulation (EUMR) and therefore cannot be reviewed by the European Commission (EC). On 26 March […]
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22. September 2020  |   Features von Daniel Mandrescu

Epic v Apple (2): market power and foreclosure in the app distribution market(s)
Epic, Fortnite, Apple, battle royale, competition law, antitrust, district court, monopolization, monopoly, essential facilities, refusal to supply, tying, abuse of dominance
Epic’s battle against Apple has been extensively covered in media in the past month. This attention is undoubtedly due to Epic’s explicit move against Apple’s terms and conditions as well as Apple’s fierce reaction to cut all ties with Epic. Epic’s legal dispute is, however, not only against Apple but also against Google who has removed Epic from its Play […]
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23. April 2020  |   Features von Friso Bostoen

Venture capital and antitrust: on exit strategies, killer acquisitions, and innovation harms
Competition Blogs - core venture capital
Venture capital (VC) is the primary source of financing for early-stage startups bringing their innovation to market. And a disproportionate amount of venture capital goes to startups in the tech sector. However, the last few years have seen a contraction in VC investment, particularly in potential competitors to incumbent digital platforms such as Facebook, Google and Amazon, which some interpret as […]
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26. September 2019  |   Features von Friso Bostoen

‘We have reached “peak cloning” in Silicon Valley’: when does copying your competitor’s product become anticompetitive?
same sneakers with different price
‘We have reached “peak cloning” in Silicon Valley’, read a recent tweet by Jeff Morris Jr. (Tinder’s director of product). ‘There are no rules anymore’, the author continued, ‘if you build a product that works, Amazon or Facebook will copy it.’ The tweet was prompted by the apparent copying by Amazon of Allbirds. Allbirds is a brand famous for its merino wool […]
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14. Juni 2019  |   Features von Friso Bostoen

U.S. antitrust agencies divide jurisdiction over Big Tech and single out Google for investigation
Competition Blogs - kai wenzel 06MHFfYv6YY unsplash
Last year, I wrote about how the United States considers boarding the tech regulation train that has been racing through Europe. It seems that they have now taken another decisive step in that direction: the U.S. antitrust agencies have agreed that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will oversee investigations of Google and Apple, while the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is responsible for antitrust […]
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Keine Kommentare
18. Februar 2019  |   Features von Friso Bostoen

When competition law met data protection: the Bundeskartellamt’s Facebook decision
Competition Blogs - kon karampelas HUBofEFQ6CA unsplash
On February 6th, the German Competition Authority (Bundeskartellamt or BKA) adopted its long-awaited Facebook decision, imposing far-reaching restrictions on how the social network can collect and process user data. This decision follows a preliminary assessment that the BKA published in December 2017, which this blog discussed at length. The BKA’s decision—as set out in a case summary and background paper—sticks closely to its preliminary assessment. In this blog post, […]
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Keine Kommentare
18. Januar 2019  |   Features von Daniel Mandrescu

Abuse of dominance through data overcharges and EU competition law enforcement
Competition Blogs - markus spiske iar afB0QQw unsplash
The past year the EU commission and numerous competition authorities have addressed the matter of applying competition law to online platforms. The discussions concerning Facebook and Amazon have even touched upon the difficult relation between data and competition law. Despite the many debates concerning the application of competition law in digital markets, little attestation was given to the calculation of fines and damages […]
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15. März 2018  |   Features von Friso Bostoen

Can consumers pay too much when they pay nothing? The Bundeskartellamt’s Facebook case
Competition Blogs - kon karampelas HUBofEFQ6CA unsplash 1
Can consumers pay too much when they pay nothing? The question might seem absurd, but a recent investigation by the Bundeskartellamt raises the question: it is accusing Facebook, which offers its services for free, of an infringement that looks a lot like excessive pricing. In this blog post, I unpack the Facebook case by explaining the social network’s business model, […]
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Anja Naumann

Blog Editor

LL.M., PhD, currently legal trainee at the Higher Regional Court of Berlin.

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Daniel Mandrescu

Blog editor

Assistant Professor EU competition law, Europa Institute, Leiden University

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Friso Bostoen

Blog Editor

Assistant Professor of Competition Law and Digital Regulation, Tilburg University

Friso Bostoen is an assistant professor of competition law and digital regulation at Tilburg University. Previously, he was a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute. He holds degrees from KU Leuven (PhD, LLM) and Harvard University (LLM). Friso’s research focuses on antitrust enforcement in digital markets. His work has resulted in numerous international publications, presentations, and awards (including the AdC Competition Policy Award 2019 and the Concurrences PhD Award 2022). In addition, Friso edits the CoRe Blog and hosts the Monopoly Attack podcast.

>> Friso’s CoRe Blog posts >>

Nelly Stratieva

Head of Editorial Department and Data Protection Officer

Responsible for EStAL (European State Aid Law Quarterly), EPPPL (European Public Private Partnership Law Review) and CoRe (European Competition and Regulatory Law Review). Overseeing Lexxion Publisher’s privacy and data protection compliance.

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Rita Paukste

Former Blog Editor

Senior Associate, Motieka & Audzevicius PLP, Vilnius

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3. Januar 2023  |   Features von Daniel Mandrescu

On-platform Tying or Another Case of Leveraging- A Discussion on Facebook Marketplace
facebook, competition law, abuse of dominance, art. 102 TFEU, multisided platforms, dominant position, tying and bundling, unfair trading conditions, competition economics, european commission,
Just before 2022 ended the Commission sent a statement of objections to Meta regarding the potential abusive behaviour of Facebook. According to the statement of objections, Facebook may be engaging in (i) abusive tying practices with regard to Facebook Marketplace as users (i.e. consumers) that log into Facebook and are automatically also offered access to the Facebook Marketplace, without the […]
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Keine Kommentare
19. April 2021  |   Features von Friso Bostoen

The Commission’s Article 22 EUMR Guidance: catching killer acquisitions through the merger referral procedure?
Article 22, Merger Regulation, European Commission, Guidance, killer acquisitions, GAFAM
Over the past five years, the EU’s merger control regime has been hotly debated. The main concern driving the debate has been the intensive acquisition activity in the tech and pharmaceutical sectors. However, many of those acquisitions escape the jurisdictional thresholds of the EU Merger Regulation (EUMR) and therefore cannot be reviewed by the European Commission (EC). On 26 March […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
22. September 2020  |   Features von Daniel Mandrescu

Epic v Apple (2): market power and foreclosure in the app distribution market(s)
Epic, Fortnite, Apple, battle royale, competition law, antitrust, district court, monopolization, monopoly, essential facilities, refusal to supply, tying, abuse of dominance
Epic’s battle against Apple has been extensively covered in media in the past month. This attention is undoubtedly due to Epic’s explicit move against Apple’s terms and conditions as well as Apple’s fierce reaction to cut all ties with Epic. Epic’s legal dispute is, however, not only against Apple but also against Google who has removed Epic from its Play […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
23. April 2020  |   Features von Friso Bostoen

Venture capital and antitrust: on exit strategies, killer acquisitions, and innovation harms
Competition Blogs - core venture capital
Venture capital (VC) is the primary source of financing for early-stage startups bringing their innovation to market. And a disproportionate amount of venture capital goes to startups in the tech sector. However, the last few years have seen a contraction in VC investment, particularly in potential competitors to incumbent digital platforms such as Facebook, Google and Amazon, which some interpret as […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
26. September 2019  |   Features von Friso Bostoen

‘We have reached “peak cloning” in Silicon Valley’: when does copying your competitor’s product become anticompetitive?
same sneakers with different price
‘We have reached “peak cloning” in Silicon Valley’, read a recent tweet by Jeff Morris Jr. (Tinder’s director of product). ‘There are no rules anymore’, the author continued, ‘if you build a product that works, Amazon or Facebook will copy it.’ The tweet was prompted by the apparent copying by Amazon of Allbirds. Allbirds is a brand famous for its merino wool […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
14. Juni 2019  |   Features von Friso Bostoen

U.S. antitrust agencies divide jurisdiction over Big Tech and single out Google for investigation
Competition Blogs - kai wenzel 06MHFfYv6YY unsplash
Last year, I wrote about how the United States considers boarding the tech regulation train that has been racing through Europe. It seems that they have now taken another decisive step in that direction: the U.S. antitrust agencies have agreed that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will oversee investigations of Google and Apple, while the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is responsible for antitrust […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
18. Februar 2019  |   Features von Friso Bostoen

When competition law met data protection: the Bundeskartellamt’s Facebook decision
Competition Blogs - kon karampelas HUBofEFQ6CA unsplash
On February 6th, the German Competition Authority (Bundeskartellamt or BKA) adopted its long-awaited Facebook decision, imposing far-reaching restrictions on how the social network can collect and process user data. This decision follows a preliminary assessment that the BKA published in December 2017, which this blog discussed at length. The BKA’s decision—as set out in a case summary and background paper—sticks closely to its preliminary assessment. In this blog post, […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
18. Januar 2019  |   Features von Daniel Mandrescu

Abuse of dominance through data overcharges and EU competition law enforcement
Competition Blogs - markus spiske iar afB0QQw unsplash
The past year the EU commission and numerous competition authorities have addressed the matter of applying competition law to online platforms. The discussions concerning Facebook and Amazon have even touched upon the difficult relation between data and competition law. Despite the many debates concerning the application of competition law in digital markets, little attestation was given to the calculation of fines and damages […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
15. März 2018  |   Features von Friso Bostoen

Can consumers pay too much when they pay nothing? The Bundeskartellamt’s Facebook case
Competition Blogs - kon karampelas HUBofEFQ6CA unsplash 1
Can consumers pay too much when they pay nothing? The question might seem absurd, but a recent investigation by the Bundeskartellamt raises the question: it is accusing Facebook, which offers its services for free, of an infringement that looks a lot like excessive pricing. In this blog post, I unpack the Facebook case by explaining the social network’s business model, […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare

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3. Januar 2023  |   Features von Daniel Mandrescu

On-platform Tying or Another Case of Leveraging- A Discussion on Facebook Marketplace
facebook, competition law, abuse of dominance, art. 102 TFEU, multisided platforms, dominant position, tying and bundling, unfair trading conditions, competition economics, european commission,
Just before 2022 ended the Commission sent a statement of objections to Meta regarding the potential abusive behaviour of Facebook. According to the statement of objections, Facebook may be engaging in (i) abusive tying practices with regard to Facebook Marketplace as users (i.e. consumers) that log into Facebook and are automatically also offered access to the Facebook Marketplace, without the […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
19. April 2021  |   Features von Friso Bostoen

The Commission’s Article 22 EUMR Guidance: catching killer acquisitions through the merger referral procedure?
Article 22, Merger Regulation, European Commission, Guidance, killer acquisitions, GAFAM
Over the past five years, the EU’s merger control regime has been hotly debated. The main concern driving the debate has been the intensive acquisition activity in the tech and pharmaceutical sectors. However, many of those acquisitions escape the jurisdictional thresholds of the EU Merger Regulation (EUMR) and therefore cannot be reviewed by the European Commission (EC). On 26 March […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
22. September 2020  |   Features von Daniel Mandrescu

Epic v Apple (2): market power and foreclosure in the app distribution market(s)
Epic, Fortnite, Apple, battle royale, competition law, antitrust, district court, monopolization, monopoly, essential facilities, refusal to supply, tying, abuse of dominance
Epic’s battle against Apple has been extensively covered in media in the past month. This attention is undoubtedly due to Epic’s explicit move against Apple’s terms and conditions as well as Apple’s fierce reaction to cut all ties with Epic. Epic’s legal dispute is, however, not only against Apple but also against Google who has removed Epic from its Play […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
23. April 2020  |   Features von Friso Bostoen

Venture capital and antitrust: on exit strategies, killer acquisitions, and innovation harms
Competition Blogs - core venture capital
Venture capital (VC) is the primary source of financing for early-stage startups bringing their innovation to market. And a disproportionate amount of venture capital goes to startups in the tech sector. However, the last few years have seen a contraction in VC investment, particularly in potential competitors to incumbent digital platforms such as Facebook, Google and Amazon, which some interpret as […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
26. September 2019  |   Features von Friso Bostoen

‘We have reached “peak cloning” in Silicon Valley’: when does copying your competitor’s product become anticompetitive?
same sneakers with different price
‘We have reached “peak cloning” in Silicon Valley’, read a recent tweet by Jeff Morris Jr. (Tinder’s director of product). ‘There are no rules anymore’, the author continued, ‘if you build a product that works, Amazon or Facebook will copy it.’ The tweet was prompted by the apparent copying by Amazon of Allbirds. Allbirds is a brand famous for its merino wool […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
14. Juni 2019  |   Features von Friso Bostoen

U.S. antitrust agencies divide jurisdiction over Big Tech and single out Google for investigation
Competition Blogs - kai wenzel 06MHFfYv6YY unsplash
Last year, I wrote about how the United States considers boarding the tech regulation train that has been racing through Europe. It seems that they have now taken another decisive step in that direction: the U.S. antitrust agencies have agreed that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will oversee investigations of Google and Apple, while the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is responsible for antitrust […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
18. Februar 2019  |   Features von Friso Bostoen

When competition law met data protection: the Bundeskartellamt’s Facebook decision
Competition Blogs - kon karampelas HUBofEFQ6CA unsplash
On February 6th, the German Competition Authority (Bundeskartellamt or BKA) adopted its long-awaited Facebook decision, imposing far-reaching restrictions on how the social network can collect and process user data. This decision follows a preliminary assessment that the BKA published in December 2017, which this blog discussed at length. The BKA’s decision—as set out in a case summary and background paper—sticks closely to its preliminary assessment. In this blog post, […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
18. Januar 2019  |   Features von Daniel Mandrescu

Abuse of dominance through data overcharges and EU competition law enforcement
Competition Blogs - markus spiske iar afB0QQw unsplash
The past year the EU commission and numerous competition authorities have addressed the matter of applying competition law to online platforms. The discussions concerning Facebook and Amazon have even touched upon the difficult relation between data and competition law. Despite the many debates concerning the application of competition law in digital markets, little attestation was given to the calculation of fines and damages […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
15. März 2018  |   Features von Friso Bostoen

Can consumers pay too much when they pay nothing? The Bundeskartellamt’s Facebook case
Competition Blogs - kon karampelas HUBofEFQ6CA unsplash 1
Can consumers pay too much when they pay nothing? The question might seem absurd, but a recent investigation by the Bundeskartellamt raises the question: it is accusing Facebook, which offers its services for free, of an infringement that looks a lot like excessive pricing. In this blog post, I unpack the Facebook case by explaining the social network’s business model, […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare

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