Jammin'Digital

Tune in for an interview with Rima Alaily, Deputy General Counsel at Microsoft . Hear her views on: ecosystem'

Tune in for an interview with Sarah Cardell, Interim Chief Executive at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Hear insights into:

Tune in for an interview with Andreas Mundt, President of the German Bundeskartellamt (BKartA), and Chair of the International Competition Network, to hear about the BKartA’s competition enforcement in the digital space. Hear insights into:

Tune in for an interview with Thibault Schrepel, a blockchain expert appointed to the World Economic Forum and the World Bank, author of book “Blockchain + Antitrust” (2021) as well as author of the world's most downloaded antitrust articles in four subsequent years. Hear why he considers that:

Tune in for an interview with Isabelle de Silva – until recently, President of the French Autorité de la concurrence – to hear her insights into competition enforcement work in digital markets pursued under her leadership; as well as her take on the Digital Markets Act (DMA) – the EU legislative proposal designed to tame the power of the largest digital platforms – the so-called "gatekeepers".

Tune in for an interview with Alfonso Lamadrid de Pablo in the third episode of our series dedicated to the Digital Markets Act (DMA) - the EU legislative proposal designed to tame the power of large digital platforms - the so-called "gatekeepers". Hear insights of Alfonso - who is a vocal commentator on the draft DMA - about:

Tune in for an interview with MEP Stéphanie Yon-Courtin in the second episode of our series dedicated to the Digital Markets Act (DMA) - the EU legislative proposal designed to complement existing competition law, in attempt to tame the power of digital platforms - the so-called "gatekeepers". Hear insights of MEP Yon-Courtin - who is the European Parliament ECON Committee's rapporteur on the DMA - about:

Tune in for an interview with Philip Marsden in the first episode of our series dedicated to the Digital Markets Act (DMA) - the EU legislative proposal designed to complement existing competition law, in attempt to tame the power of digital platforms that, quoting the DMA itself, serve as a "gateway for business users to reach end users" - the so-called "gatekeepers". Hear insights of Philip Marsden - who counts decades in various lead and advisory roles to competition enforcement and regulatory bodies as well as businesses - about why: And many other ideas and suggestions he has on "restoring balance to digital competition".

Tune in for an interview with Prof. Rupprecht Podszun about the first of its kind case into Facebook where competition and privacy law collide. The antitrust case pursued by the German competition authority, the Bundeskartellamt, centres on alleged exploitative dominance abuse by amassing private user data in breach of EU privacy rules. Prof. Podszun, who says he “loves the case”, has been one of the lead observers and commentators of the twists and turns of the proceedings that have now reached the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU). Hear about:

Tune in for an interview with economics professor Lesley Chiou about her research on fake news dissemination on social media. The research examines dissemination of disinformation on health – and the spread of fake news about vaccination – on Facebook in particular. Hear about:

This episode features an interview with Axel Voss - a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) who is one of the key drivers of the EU policy debate on Artificial Intelligence. MEP Voss tells Jammin'Digital about the European Parliament's legislative own-initiative report on a civil liability regime for Artificial Intelligence and the work on the report by the Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age (the so-called 'AIDA' committee). Tune in and learn:

In this episode, hear about the global reach of EU regulatory powers. Prof. Anu Bradford explains the concept of the far-reaching 'Brussels effect' that is created by global companies applying EU rules not only in Europe, but around the globe; how businesses 'gravitate' towards EU regulatory standards that tend to be the most stringent in the world. Tune in and learn:

This episode features an interview with Dr Andrea Jelinek, Director of the Austrian Data Protection Authority and Chair of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) – an independent EU body that was set up to ensure consistent application of European privacy rules. The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) it is turning three this May. The gdpr.eu refers to it as “the toughest privacy and security law in the world.” It is also privacy legislation that has the widest geographical reach worldwide: though it was drafted and passed by the EU, it imposes obligations onto organisations anywhere, so long as they target or collect data related to people in the EU. It also addresses transfers of personal data outside of Europe. Tune in for Dr Jelinek's take on:

In this episode, hear about the EU regulatory plans for online platforms and other digital players to tackle disinformation (aka 'fake news'). The podcast features an interview with Renate Nikolay, the Head of Cabinet of the European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova who is leading the Commission’s work in this respect. The public debate about platform accountability for online content has escalated when several social media platforms deactivated Donald Trump’s accounts, in the aftermath of the riots at the Capitol Building. It has been questioned extensively how such company decisions can be reconciled with the freedom of speech. Tune in and learn: