The impact algorithms continue to have on market dynamics has been under scrutiny by competition authorities around the world in recent years. On 19 January 2021, the CMA published a report, following its investigation into algorithms and their potential harms on competition law. The paper examines how algorithms are used in the commercial world, the ways in which harm can arise and the options open to the CMA to monitor their use. The CMA reviewed algorithms in a broad context, under the term ‘algorithmic system’, meaning an intersection of the algorithms, data, models, processes, objectives, and how people interact and use these systems. The key takeaway is that although technology and algorithms can be beneficial to consumers, enhancing their ability to
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The UK Competition Authority publishes report into algorithms and their harm on consumers and competition law
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