The myth of the benevolent platform giant has ended. The US is now poised to address the market power of its domestic platform giants, and there’s growing regulatory consensus across the United Kingdom, Australia, the OECD and the EU.
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February 23, 2021
Let’s imagine a different kind of platform economy
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