Ariel Ezrachi (Oxford University) and The Hub’s Vicky Robertson have just published their paper entitled “Can competition law save democracy? Reflections on democracy’s tech-driven decline and how to stop it” in the Journal of Antitrust Enforcement. The paper explores the ways in which the digital economy contributes to distortion of information, and the role competition law may play in safeguarding democracy. It does so against the background of digital technologies and platforms that have brought a much-needed plurality to communications and the press, but that have also opened the door to increased manipulation, misinformation, and distortion in the marketplace of ideas. The paper is available in open access here.
