Cade to investigate designated companies and define specific substantive

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Update antitrust tools and methodologies so that they consider, among other relevant points, network and ecosystem analyses, interdependence between agents and other theories of harm;
review the merger notification form, including specific questions on the particularities of digital markets;
adopt the ordinary procedure for analyzing acts of concentration involving digital platforms with a high number of users;
make use of the power provided for in art. 88, § 7, of the bulk sms jordan Competition Defense Law, which authorizes Cade to examine even concentration acts that are not subject to the parameters of mandatory notification;
update billing values ​​for prior notification of concentration acts.

As can be seen, the report shows that competition authorities can and should do more with the regulatory apparatus currently in place and that, in many cases, such changes are possible and plausible and can be implemented immediately.

The main message of the report, therefore, is the urgency of better understanding the power dynamics of digital platforms and the harm they can cause. In fact, it is ironic that the report was released shortly after news that the US government had filed a lawsuit against TikTok, alleging that the platform was addicting children.

This is an interesting example to show that, when it comes to digital platforms, the damages caused to users are much more varied and complex than the damages normally analyzed by antitrust authorities, including psychological vices, digital manipulation, undue data extraction, abusive discrimination of users through personalized pricing systems, among countless others.