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The German Control of Abusive Practices and Merger Control in the Media Sector: Status Quo, Problems, and Prospects

In: Digital Disruption and Media Transformation

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  • Marie Kohlschreiber

    (Bauhaus-Universität Weimar)

  • Björn A. Kuchinke

    (Bauhaus-Universität Weimar)

Abstract

Enormous concentration tendencies and the almost omnipresent risk of abusive exploitation of powerful market positions have been focal points of discussions within the digital platform economy for many years now. Because of this discussion, digitization-related adjustments were made in the German Competition Act in 2021. This chapter presents and evaluates some of the key components of this reform from an economical point of view. Following a comprehensive narrative literature review, the discussed regulatory recommendations and proposed actions are analyzed and summarized. The examination shows that the suitability of the newly introduced instruments can only be assessed with growing experience in application practice. In particular, the latest amendment once again fails to address the so-called killer acquisitions, features inaccuracies regarding the tipping of markets, and fundamentally neglects merger control.

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Handle: RePEc:spr:fuobcp:978-3-031-39940-4_20
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-39940-4_20
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