Philippines: Philippine Competition Commission and National Privacy Commission announced inquiry on competition and data privacy approaches to promote competition amongst social media platforms and search services

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Philippine Competition Commission and National Privacy Commission announced inquiry on competition and data privacy approaches to promote competition amongst social media platforms and search services

On 19 March 2025, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) and the National Privacy Commission (NPC) announced an inquiry examining the intersection of data privacy and competition policy among social media and search platforms. The inquiry focus…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, search service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2025-03-27
under deliberation

On 19 March 2025, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) and the National Privacy Commission (…