Regulation of digital markets

Europe’s digital economy is dominated by a small number of giant companies. It is hard to imagine life without them and the Covid-19 pandemic made this reality clearer than ever. Economically, big tech companies have been among the few winners of the health crisis. But governments are also increasingly concerned about private companies wielding –and often abusing– so much economic and political power. With the EU and other governments planning major new regulatory initiatives, we may look back on this moment as a turning point for the industry.

In this dossier, the Chair investigates these trends and dives into some of the issues brought to light by the pandemic and the resulting global crisis. Will tech giants ultimately profit from the crisis and strengthen their grasp on their markets and on our everyday life, or will governments make good use of this exceptional context to push greater regulations forward?

Additional contributions are available on the French version of this page.

26 November 2024

[ANALYSIS] Digital Fairness Act: the EU’s next project to ensure a fairer digital environment for consumers

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8 November 2024

[RESEARCH PAPER] European Sovereignty in Artificial Intelligence: A Competence-Based Perspective, by Ludovic Dibiaggio, Lionel Nesta and Simone Vannuccini

FOREWORD This report addresses technological sovereignty in artificial intelligence (AI) within the European Union (EU). AI is widely regarded as […]

29 October 2024

[CONVERSATION] Governance Options for Generative AI

On October 28th, The Stanford Cyber Policy Center organized a dynamic panel discussion in celebration of the release of its […]

25 October 2024

[EVENT] Presentation of the report Regulating under Uncertainty at the Consulate General of France in San Francisco

On Wednesday 23 October, Florence G’sell was invited by the Consulate General of France in San Francisco to present her […]

26 September 2024

[INTERVIEW]The Three-Dimensional Chess of Platform Governance: An In-Depth Conversation with Professor Kate Klonick

In the wake of recent transformative events reshaping platform governance, Can Şimşek conducted an interview with Professor Kate Klonick, member […]

7 March 2024

[CONFERENCE] Regulating Under Uncertainty: the Case of Generative AI

The Cyber Policy Center hosted on March 5th a conference called Regulating Under Uncertainty: the Case of Generative AI with Florence G’sell Visiting […]

2 November 2023

[CONFERENCE] “Digital Empires”: A discussion with Professor Anu Bradford

The Chair is happy to share a recording of a discussion with Professor Anu Bradford as she presents her latest […]

12 September 2023

[STUDENTS POLICY BRIEF] How should the European Union regulate dark patterns?

By Tom Akhurst, Laura Zurdo, Christoph Mautner Markhof & Riccardo Rapparini The Digital, Governance and Sovereignty Chair publishes, on a […]

8 September 2023

[STUDENT POLICY BRIEF] What specific measures could the US, the European Union and China take in order to foster and facilitate cross-border data flows?

By Veronica Arroyo, Karin Hess, Nicole Grünbaum & Gustavo Ribeiro The Digital, Governance and Sovereignty Chair publishes, on a regular […]

31 August 2023

[STUDENT POLICY BRIEF] Should Interoperability across Social Media Platforms be mandatory in the EU?

By Louis Denart, Noah Fröhlich, Nicoletta Koch & Giovanni Maggi The Digital, Governance and Sovereignty Chair publishes, on a regular […]

27 July 2023

[STUDENT POLICY BRIEF] European Open Source Software Policy as a Countermeasure to Big Tech Dominance

By Simonas Zilinskas-Inta, Lukas Hübner, Barbora Bromova & Lionel Perruchoud The Digital, Governance and Sovereignty Chair publishes, on a regular […]

20 July 2022

[STUDENT PAPER] THE IMPORTANCE OF ADOPTING A SECTOR SPECIFIC APPROACH TO BIG TECH REGULATION

The Digital, Governance and Sovereignty Chair publishes a selection of the finest essays and papers written by Sciences Po students […]