Glossary of Platform Law and Policy Terms

Self-preferencing

Author: Konstantinos Stylianou ‘Self-preferencing’ is the practice of giving preferential treatment to one’s own complementary products or services when they are in competition with products and services provided by other entities using the platform (Crémer, 2019). The term rose to prominence after the Google Shopping case (2017) where the European Commission accused Google of ‘self-preferencing’… Continue reading Self-preferencing

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Platform Neutrality

Author: Konstantinos Stylianou ‘Platform neutrality’ expresses the idea that products or services that function as platforms should not unreasonably discriminate against complements. Platform neutrality was popularized after a report issued by the French National Digital Council (Conseil National du Numérique) in 2014, which advanced numerous recommendations on the issue (CNNum, 2014).  The concept of ‘platform neutrality’ draws… Continue reading Platform Neutrality

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