Study: An Institutional Roadmap to Better Oversee Big Tech and Enforce Platforms Laws in the European Union

An Institutional Roadmap to Better Oversee Big Tech and Enforce Platforms Laws in the European Union
by Alexandre de Streel

 

Brussels, 08.09.2021

 

A robust enforcement system based on a good institutional design is key for the effectiveness of
any legal rule. Yet, enforcement is often the weak point of EU law as recently noted by the European
Parliament in the context of the GDPR. To paraphrase Bill Clinton, ‘it’s enforcement stupid’! All the
more so that the enforcement of the forthcoming Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Digital Services Act
(DSA) will be particularly difficult because the digital sectors are complex and fast evolving, the
asymmetry of information between the enforcers and the regulated platforms is very important while
enforcers face the most powerful firms of the world. Thus, it is of paramount importance to get the
institutional design right.

 

The full study can be accessed here