Digital Monopolies: What to Do to Defend Ourselves

  • Enrico Pedemonte
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4399/97888255159092

Abstract

If data are the new oil, is it necessary to regulate tech giants such as Amazon, Google, and Facebook as it has been with monopolies such as Rockefeller’s Standard Oil? This article assesses this question, and examines possible interventions to put forward in order to limit the power of new digital monopolies.

Published
2018-06-30
How to Cite
PEDEMONTE, Enrico. Digital Monopolies: What to Do to Defend Ourselves. DigitCult - Scientific Journal on Digital Cultures, [S.l.], v. 3, n. 1, p. 7-12, june 2018. ISSN 2531-5994. Available at: <https://digitcult.lim.di.unimi.it/index.php/dc/article/view/72>. Date accessed: 25 june 2025. doi: https://doi.org/10.4399/97888255159092.
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Issue
Vol 3 No 1 (2018)
Section
Provocations and Dialogues
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