Online platforms : economic and societal effects : Study Panel for the Future of Science and Technology / this study has been written by Professor Annabelle Gawer, Dr Nick Srnicek, at the request of the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) and managed by the Scientific Foresight Unit, within the Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research Services (EPRS) of the Secretariat of the European Parliament
.-- Brussels : European Union, March 2021
.-- 144 p. ; 1 documento PDF
.-- (EPRS Studies; PE 656.336).
Online platforms such as Google, Amazon, and Facebook play an increasingly central role in the economy and society. They operate as digital intermediaries across interconnected sectors and markets subject to network effects. These firms have grown to an unprecedented scale, propelled by data-driven business models. Online platforms have a massive impact on individual users and businesses, and are recasting the relationships between customers, advertisers, workers and employers. This has triggered a public debate on online platforms' economic dominance and patterns of pervasive data collection. This study presents an analytical synthesis of the literature,to assess the effects of online platforms on the economy and society.
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978-92-846-7745-0
10.2861/844602 doi
Economía digital Sociedad digital
plataformas en línea plataformas digitales negocios Google Facebook
Srnicek, Nick
Parlamento Europeo. Dirección General de Servicios de Estudios Parlamentarios Parlamento Europeo. Dirección General de Servicios de Estudios Parlamentarios. Unidad de Prospectiva Científica. STOA