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Antitrust Investigations Against Digital Platforms: European Commission Current Legal Enforcement
EDN: FUXSCP
Abstract
In recent years, a tendency has formed in the world for a significant number of growth in antitrust investigations against owners of digital platforms in order to limit their market power. Some rule-makers adopt special regulations that supplement the current legislation on the protection of competition in commodity markets with measures to limit the market power of digital platforms.
The article contains a legal analysis of the decisions of the European antimonopoly regulator against Apple, which were made in 2024. The first such investigation concerned the company's anti-competitive behavior when using the Apple Pay service and ended with a decision with voluntary obligations. The second is anti-competitive behavior when using the digital platform App Store. As a result, it was concluded that the company was abusing its dominant position and an administrative fine was imposed on it. The third investigation was carried out by the European antitrust communications authority with an alleged violation of the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
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Anton O. Maslov
Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sadovaya-Kudrunskaya str., 9, Moscow, 125993
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Maslov A.O. Antitrust Investigations Against Digital Platforms: European Commission Current Legal Enforcement. Russian competition law and economy. 2025;(3):78-87. (In Russ.) EDN: FUXSCP
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