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Conclusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 September 2023

Vincent Martenet
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University of Lausanne
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Private regulation by dominant firms and the digital infrastructure of democracy controlled by some firms constitute the areas where the separation of powers principle, envisaged in a broad sense, and antitrust may share much common ground. A single dominant digital firm may adopt private regulation affecting an entire industry and even society at large, be an important part of the digital infrastructure of democracy and, through many means including lobbying, exercise a significant influence on public decision-makers. Such a firm concentrates an immense amount of politico-economic powers. At the same time, it is subject to antitrust laws and relevant from a contemporary and prospective separation of powers’ viewpoint. Antitrust could, in the end, contribute to the separation of powers in the digital era and, ultimately, to trust. Antitrust for trust, or the ultimate apparent antitrust paradox.

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Print publication year: 2023

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  • Conclusion
  • Vincent Martenet, University of Lausanne
  • Book: Separation of Powers and Antitrust
  • Online publication: 28 September 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009357265.016
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  • Conclusion
  • Vincent Martenet, University of Lausanne
  • Book: Separation of Powers and Antitrust
  • Online publication: 28 September 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009357265.016
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  • Conclusion
  • Vincent Martenet, University of Lausanne
  • Book: Separation of Powers and Antitrust
  • Online publication: 28 September 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009357265.016
Available formats
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