"The digital economy is developing at a rapid pace. Tech giants such as Google, Apple, Facebook or Amazon create constant pressure on competition law through their constant innovative development of new, complex business models. Network effects, data advantages and associated self-enhancing effects lead to strong and rapid concentration of market positions in a few companies in digital markets, which are difficult to combat with traditional antitrust instruments."

Read the entire German article by Dr Andrea Pomana, which appeared in Börsen-Zeitung Spezial on 27 November 2019, in the download area.