Book Launch The App Economy: Making Sense of Platform Power in the Age of AI
Mobile apps have transformed how we live, work and connect – but at what cost?
This book examines the immense power Apple and Google wield over society, arising from their control of app stores as well as mobile operating systems and browsers. With the EU’s new Digital Services Act defining their influence as a potential 'systemic risk', Konrad Kollnig unpacks the implications for competition, privacy, and regulation.
Offering a clear roadmap for scholars as well as policy makers, this book not only reveals the hidden risks of app ecosystems but also outlines practical solutions for ensuring fairer digital markets.
The book launch will be together with perspectives from Prof. Dr. Niels Philipsen (Foundations of Law, Maastricht University), Dr. Valentina Golunova (Public Law, Maastricht University), and Prof. Aurelia Tamò-Larrieux (Faculty of Law, Université de Lausanne). Niels focusses on an economic perspective in the app economy, Valentina on freedom of speech, and Aurelia on privacy and data protection.
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