On the relationship between big data, privacy and antitrust regulation: the Facebook case

Regalbuto, Ilaria (A.A. 2020/2021) On the relationship between big data, privacy and antitrust regulation: the Facebook case. Tesi di Laurea in Law and economics (corporate and business law: antitrust and regulation), Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Gianluca Faella, pp. 74. [Bachelor's Degree Thesis]

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Abstract/Index

The role of antitrust. Objectives and tasks. The two poles. Facebook, Inc. The story of Facebook. How Facebook works. The acquisition of WhatsApp. Multi-sided platforms. The economics and the functioning of two-sided platforms. Competitive worries raised by two-sided platforms. Antitrust authorities and social media. Data. Data-opolies. The role played by big data. The protection of users’ personal data. Antitrust and privacy matters: EU law references. Bundeskartellamt v. Facebook case. Introduction to the case. The analysis and the results. “The second round”. What will happen? The future relationship of the EU and the data-empires. Is Facebook a “too big to fail” company?

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Bibliografia e sitografia: pp. 66-73.

Thesis Type: Bachelor's Degree Thesis
Institution: Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program: Bachelor's Degree Programs > Bachelor's Degree Program in Economics and Business, English language (L-33)
Chair: Law and economics (corporate and business law: antitrust and regulation)
Thesis Supervisor: Faella, Gianluca
Academic Year: 2020/2021
Session: Summer
Deposited by: Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited: 11 Mar 2022 14:21
Last Modified: 11 Mar 2022 14:21
URI: https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/31677

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