The UK Competition Authority publishes an interim report on its market study of online platforms and digital advertising

In July this year the CMA launched its digital markets strategy, which sets out how the CMA will continue to protect consumers in rapidly developing digital markets. A key element of this strategy was the launch of a market study into online platforms and digital advertising and the CMA has now published its interim report, with an update on the work carried out so far, the CMA’s initial views and potential interventions. The aim of the market study, in common with the approach of all market studies, is