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The Structural Paradox of Digital Dominance

The inquiry into Monopoly Power in the Digital Age challenges classical economics. Firms like Meta and Google exert unprecedented monopoly power through network effects and data extraction, creating modern natural monopolies. Traditional antitrust frameworks, focused on consumer price harm, fail to address the ecosystemic control these entities wield. Because data acts as a non-rivalrous but excludable asset, these platforms entrench their dominance, stifling innovation through "killer acquisitions." Consequently, current regulations are insufficient. We must redefine market power to include data sovereignty, ensuring that Monopoly Power in the Digital Age remains a central question for global regulatory reform.

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