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Comment: The uncertainty at the heart of South Korea's bold platform self-regulation experiment

By Jenny Lee ( July 1, 2022, 05:09 GMT | Comment) -- With a new conservative government in office, South Korea has embarked on a brave new vision for the regulation of local and global tech giants — one that allows the platforms themselves to repair competition problems emanating from their market dominance. This shift in approach has been a breath of fresh air for platform operators and their advocates; but it’s also a policy road less traveled, which hinges on how the government sets up a framework for self-regulation. The expectation had been that South Korea would be one of the first countries to set a new standard for a more aggressive crackdown on Big Tech companies that stifle competition in digital markets....

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