DIW study: Regulators must classify data more strongly as competitive advantage

Through network and scale effects, platforms with data can gain an unassailable competitive advantage. Google probably benefits the most from additional data. This was the finding of a recent study by DIW Berlin. „In the past, competition authorities and regulators have not paid sufficient attention to the value of data„, says study author Hannes Ullrich, a research fellow at DIW’s Enterprise and Markets department. This is how Google, among others, has been able to secure advantages in the market.