Round Table "Should and how should GAFAMs be regulated?"

Videoconference available on youtube and on the Midi Libre website.

As part of the "Rendez-vous de l'Éco" program, the Faculty of Economics at the University of Montpellier I-SITE MUSE, in partnership with Midi Libre, is organizing the March 23, 2021 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. a debate on the theme: " Should and how should GAFAMs be regulated?"

Round Table moderated by Olivier Biscaye, Editorial Director of Midi Libre.

Speakers:

•  Vincent Bonneau, Scientific Director, IDATE ;
•  Winston Maxwell, Professor Telecom ParisTech ;
•  Benoit Tabaka, Director of Public Affairs, Google France;
•  Joëlle Toledano, Professor of Economics at Paris-Dauphine University.

Over the past 20 years, the development of the Internet has been accompanied by the assertion of the dominant role of a small number of players who appear to control, if not hinder, the ongoing process of innovation that accompanies the digital transformation of our economies and societies. While these platforms have a strong case to make for their success with the public and their usefulness in facilitating market access for many companies, their accelerated development raises a number of questions:

What's new in the dominant positions of the major platforms? Why is regulation necessary? What are the regulator's options (ex ante/ex post intervention, acquisition control, dismantling, interoperability obligations, algorithm transparency, etc.)? What are the links between capturing and exploiting data, abuse of a dominant position, respect for privacy, the fight against fake news, etc.? How are these issues debated on both sides of the Atlantic, and do they resonate in China?

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