✔ Prevent data misuse
With respect to requiring disclosure of the basic factor used to
determine search ranking, METI has announced it will not require
providers to disclose their specific algorithms for ranking. This
is important, because each provider s ranking system is a trade
secret.
13 However, as described below,
future implementing regulations will cover the method of disclosure
and additional items for disclosure. The regulations are still
under discussion, and thus it is important to carefully monitor
developments in this area.
2. Developing fair procedures and
systems
The Act also requires the Specified Digital Platform Providers
to establish procedures and systems to promote mutual understanding
January 2021 – The Turkish Competition
Board (
the Board ) announced on its
website on 11 January that it has launched an ex-officio
investigation into the privacy practices of social media giant
Facebook and its messaging and VoIP unit, WhatsApp.
For convenience we provide a translation of the announcement
published on the Board s website: The Turkish Competition Board
( the
Board ) launched an
ex-officio investigation of Facebook and WhatsApp and stopped the
sharing of WhatsApp data with other Facebook companies
(11.1.2021)
Today (11.1.2021), with its decision dated 11.1.2021 and
numbered 21-02 / 25-M, the Board has initiated an investigation
against Facebook Inc., Facebook Ireland Ltd., WhatsApp Inc.
and WhatsApp LLC (collectively referred to as
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On December 9, twin U.S. lawsuits against Facebook were launched
that will shape the competition and privacy landscape for years to
come. They were initiated by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission
(FTC) and a coalition of Attorneys General from 48 U.S. states and
territories
1. They both allege that Facebook is
illegally maintaining its monopoly in the U.S. personal social
networking services market through a persistent pattern of
anti-competitive conduct which includes acquiring nascent rivals,
most significantly Instagram and WhatsApp.
What you need to know
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The United States (US) has a very strong regime of IP Law linked
with that of Competition Law or Antitrust Law. The US law grants
the IP holder to use, offer, and sell the invention within the US
and also import the same. Since the economy of the US is primarily
based upon the industries which deal with IP, hence, the US
generally is more tilted towards providing more room to those who
work for innovation and promotion. The first Antitrust Law was
passed in 1890 and two more followed in the year 1914. The primary
Will the CCI s Market Study on Private Equity Investments
Provide Clarity for Minority Investments?
In light of the growing trend of private equity
(
PE ) firms acquiring minority stakes
in multiple firms in the same sector, the Chairperson of the
Competition Commission of India (the
CCI ) has recently announced that the
CCI proposes to conduct a market study to analyse the incentives
and rights associated with such minority investments, and its
impact on competition in India.
1
Meru
v.
Ola/Uber
2 in June 2018, where the CCI
examined allegations of anti-competitive conduct against two cab
aggregators, Ola and Uber. The CCI noted that common investors held