Robert Harris, Senior Consultant to CRA, advised social networking data analytics firm PeopleBrowsr when Twitter threatened to terminate access to its Firehose data feed. CRA conducted economic analysis of restrictions on access to Twitter’s data feed and the provision of data analytical services. Because PeopleBrowsr’s core business is data analytics, terminating access to Firehose threatened its viability as a firm. The Court granted a temporary restraining order and the case was later settled, extending PeopleBrowsr’s access to Twitter’s content through the remainder of 2013.
The data-sharing paradox: Unintended consequences of mandated data-sharing policies
In response, recent EU measures such as the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the Data Act aim to level the playing field between platforms and their users by...