The expansion of global digital platforms, the development of new services based on digital technology (algorithms, cloud, artificial intelligence and blockchain) and the disruption of certain sectors of the traditional economy by new types of operators (online sales for brick and mortar retail, online reservation or sharing platforms for the hotel industry, etc.) are confronting competition authorities with new challenges in the implementation of competition law.

The Autorité publishes its contribution to the debate on competition policy and digital issues.

On 12 September 2019, Isabelle de Silva took part in the annual conference organised by the Fordham University. On this occasion, she presented her views on the future of competition law.

The purpose of this article is to share the lessons learned by the French Competition Authority (“FCA”) following its first in-depth investigation of a merger case involving two major online platforms.