Friday 15 July 2022

CMA and Ofcom publish joint statement on online safety and competition

 

CMA and Ofcom publish joint statement on online safety and competition

 

Digital transformation is supporting all sectors of the economy.  The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and Ofcom have published a joint statement setting out their common views on the relationship between online safety and competition in digital markets.

The statement explores the interaction between interventions to support competition and how initiatives by the CMA and sector regulator Ofcom can benefit consumers.

1.     Why safety and competition concerns arise online and why these issues can sometimes interact in digital markets.

2.     The implications for policy design.

3.     How the CMA and Ofcom will take account of these interactions as they continue to collaborate

This statement forms part of the work programme, designed by the Digital Regulators Co-operation Forum (DRCF) to support wider cooperation among digital regulators.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has long identified how collaborative regulation represents a fundamental change in the way that governments and regulators develop regulatory frameworks and rules.  In 2016 at the General Symposium for Regulators ITU presented the concept of collaborative or fifth generation (G5) regulation under the generations of regulation model.  G5 involves a new system of cross-sectoral regulation involving harmonised rules with holistic and collaborative approaches as well as high level principles.

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cma-ofcom-joint-statement-on-online-safety-and-competition

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