Committee writes to platforms on balance of power with news publishers

In addition to asking each platform about their communication with news publishers, the below questions have been asked.

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http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/communications-committee/news-parliament-2017/chair-letter-fb-google/http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/communications-committee/news-parliament-2017/chair-letter-fb-google/
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Friday, June 26, 2020
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Operating systems, Software, World Wide Web, Social media, Facebook, Photo sharing, Social information processing, Advertising
Summary
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  • In addition to asking each platform about their communication with news publishers, the below questions have been asked.
  • Please justify your claim that "we have no sense in which there is an imbalance of power" between Facebook and publishers.
  • Do you accept that being present at multiple points in the advertising value chain gives Google unprecedented and anti-competitive market power?
  • The Committee was disappointed by the platforms' responses, and looks forward to receiving clear answers.
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