ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Viktoria H.S.E. Robertson

Viktoria H.S.E. Robertson is a Professor of Competition Law and Digitalization at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. She is the Director of The Competition Law Hub and a Non-Governmental Advisor to the European Commission in the International Competition Network.

POSTS BY Viktoria H.S.E. Robertson

19 January 2025

Protecting Democracy in the Digital Era

At the dawn of 2025, liberal democracy is faced with a considerable challenge: Big Tech bosses appear to leverage their market power for far-reaching political influence, without any democratic legitimisation to do so. As someone working on issues of market power in the digital economy, one cannot help but wonder: shouldn’t competition law be able to contain (some of) this unseeming wielding of market power? Continue reading >>