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Nicolas Baverez: "Politics is catching up with the digital giants"

2020-12-13T19:55:16.503Z


CHRONICLE - The regulation of the digital economy is, along with the ecological transition, the main challenge for capitalism and democracy in the 21st century.


Airbnb's IPO saw the stock soar 115%.

This challenge launched to the Covid-19 epidemic, which is crippling tourism, of which the San Francisco start-up has become the leading player in thirteen years, illustrates the rapid development of digital platforms and their resilience in the face of crises.

In thirty years, the digital industry has achieved the fastest and broadest technological revolution in history.

This great transformation was carried by the American giants of Gafam and by the digital champions of Chinese total capitalism.

Their tremendous development took place outside the normal regulations of capitalism, competition law and taxation.

In the United States because of the premise of internet freedom and neutrality.

In China because of the priority given by Beijing to technological catch-up with the United States.

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The situation is about to be reversed with the takeover of the digital sector by the political power.

And this at the confluence of

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Source: lefigaro

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