Imagine if a few giant companies owned the town square, the post office, and the local laws. This work looks at how tech giants like Google and Amazon shape our opinions and laws behind the scenes. It tries to find a way to keep their innovation while making sure they play fair and listen to regular people.
Digital platforms have gained immense power over public opinion and labor markets, making it difficult for traditional democratic institutions to regulate them and ensure social fairness.
The project produced policy recommendations for fairer industrial relations (D5.6) and an analysis of Big Tech influence on the DSA and DMA (D4.2).
If you are a consultancy dealing with unpredictable regulatory shifts in the EU — this project developed analysis on how GAFAM influenced the DSA and DMA that helps predict future legislative trends.
If you are a platform provider dealing with labor disputes and trust issues — this project developed recommendations on fairer industrial relations practices that can improve worker retention.
If you are an investor dealing with the social risk of Big Tech monopolies — this project developed new models of governance to assess corporate political responsibility and social fairness.
Based on available project data, no specific pricing or implementation costs are mentioned.
The project provides policy recommendations and governance models intended for European-wide application, though it is not a physical product for scaling.
Based on available project data, there is no mention of patents or specific licensing terms for the proposed alternative business models.
The project specifically analyzes the influence of Big Tech on the Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA).
The project runs from 2022-10-01 to 2026-03-31, with qualitative research and some policy recommendations already completed.
The consortium is heavily academic, featuring 6 universities and 3 research organizations. With only 1 industry partner and 2 SMEs (an 8% industry ratio), the project is driven by theoretical and policy research rather than commercial development, though it spans 9 countries to ensure broad European relevance.
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