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MENTAL MODEL · M3440

Digital Platform Regulation

Digital Platform Regulation
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Updated 2026-08-01

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INTRODUCTION

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CORE DEFINITION

Digital platform regulation is a body of rules designed for firms whose power comes from intermediation, network effects, and data concentration. Traditional antitrust acts only after harm is proven, whereas platform regulation adds ex-ante obligations such as data access, interoperability, algorithmic transparency, and content responsibility. The aim is to preserve contestability and public interest while leaving room for innovation and keeping compliance costs proportionate.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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- Platform Governance Design: choose between ex-ante obligations and case-by-case antitrust enforcement. - Gatekeeper Diagnosis: test whether a platform controls access in ways rivals cannot bypass. - Balance Test: weigh innovation costs against the benefits of contestability before writing rules.

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On multi-sided platforms, network effects and data concentration let the incumbent entrench itself before any harm becomes provable, so after-the-fact enforcement arrives too late. Ex-ante duties lower entry barriers and constrain gatekeeper conduct, changing market structure in advance rather than penalizing it afterwards.

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