Antitrust and the Platform Economy — Moss Lends Perspective on Antitrust and the Digital Platforms at Technology Policy Institute Event

Diana Moss participated in the Technology Policy Institute’s “Antitrust and the Platform Economy.” Antitrust has, almost overnight, become the subject of an intense policy debate, driven by the growth of populist sentiment combined with the emergence of economically and politically powerful companies like Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft. One side argues that standard economics-based antitrust enforcement has allowed these companies to amass too much economic and political power. The other side argues that the current standards and goals of antitrust, which focus on consumer welfare, have largely served consumers and competition well. This side believes that our current approach to antitrust can address whatever competition problems arise, even with the large digital platforms.