The Future of Democracy in the Shadow of Big and Emerging-Tech
Summary: Regulation of data centric platforms poses a novel challenge to competition law, particularly given that the currency of transaction is 'data' and not price.
Regulation of data centric platforms poses a novel challenge to competition law, particularly given that the currency of transaction is ‘data’ and not price. This situation is further complicated in India given the inadequacy of regulators and laws that clearly set out the rules for such platforms to play by. In this context, we explore a complementary set of approaches in addition to the extant regime under the Competition Act, 2002 to strengthen the regulation of powerful digital platforms.
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Alok Prasanna Kumar is Co-Founder and Lead, Vidhi Karnataka. His areas of research include judicial reforms, Constitutional law, urban development, and law and technology. He graduated with a B.A. LL.B. (Hons) from the NALSAR University in 2008 and obtained the BCL from the University of Oxford in 2009. He writes a monthly column for the Economic and Political Weekly and has published in the Indian Journal of Constitutional Law and National Law School of India Review apart from media outlets such as The Hindu, Indian Express, Scroll, Quint and Caravan. He has practiced in the Supreme Court and Delhi High Court from the chambers of Mr Mohan Parasaran, and currently also co-hosts the Ganatantra podcast on IVM Podcasts.
Manjushree is a Senior Resident Fellow at Vidhi. She has previously advised the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on the Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022, and has also advised the International Financial Services Centre Authority. She graduated from NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad in 2019. Her primary areas of interest are International Economic Law and Competition Law. She is a trained theatre enthusiast, and has featured in several plays directed by the National School of Drama.
