Progress

Current status
processing consultation
22 Jan 2024 processing consultation
19 Dec 2023 in consultation
14 Nov 2023 processing consultation
17 Oct 2023 in consultation
15 Sep 2023 adopted
20 Apr 2023 processing consultation
17 Mar 2023 in consultation

Scope

Implementers
South Africa
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
ML and AI development
search service provider
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

22 Jan 2024
processing consultation

Closed consultation on Further Statement of Issues regarding Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI)

On 22 January 2024, the South African Competition Commission closed the public consultation on its Further Statement of Issues regarding Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI). The scope of the inquiry includes search engines such as Goo…

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
19 Dec 2023
in consultation

Opened consultation on Further Statement of Issues regarding Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI)

On 19 December 2023, the South African Competition Commission opened a consultation on its Further Statement of Issues regarding Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI) until 22 January 2024. The scope of the inquiry includes search engin…

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
14 Nov 2023
processing consultation

Closed consultation on Statement of Issues concerning the scope of the Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI)

On 14 November 2023, the South African Competition Commission closed its consultation on the Statement of Issues concerning the scope of the Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI). The scope of the inquiry includes search engines such as…

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
17 Oct 2023
in consultation

Opened consultation on Statement of Issues concerning the scope of the Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI)

On 17 October 2023, the South African Competition Commission opened a consultation on its Statement of Issues concerning the scope of the Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI) until 14 November 2023. The scope of the inquiry includes se…

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
15 Sep 2023
adopted

Published Terms of Reference for Competition Commission’s Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI)

On 15 September 2023, the South African Competition Commission published the final Terms of Reference (ToR) for the Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI) to examine whether digital platforms that distribute news media content and associ…

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
20 Apr 2023
processing consultation

Closed consultation on Competition Commission Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry

On 20 April 2023, the public consultation closed on the Competition Commission of South Africa Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry. The inquiry will focus on the distribution of news content produced by media companies on digital platforms an…

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
17 Mar 2023
in consultation

Opened consultation on Competition Commission Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry

On 17 March 2023, the Competition Commission of South Africa launched the Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry and opened a public consultation on its scope and objectives until 20 April 2023. The inquiry will focus on the distribution of news…

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority