: economic and societal effects : Study Panel for the Future of Science and Technology Gawe, Annabelle creator Srnicek, Nick Parlamento Europeo Dirección General de Servicios de Estudios Parlamentarios Parlamento Europeo Dirección General de Servicios de Estudios Parlamentarios. Unidad de Prospectiva Científica. STOA text technical report Brussels European Union March 2021 2021 monographic eng pdf 144 p. ; 1 documento PDF Online platforms such as Google, Amazon, and Facebook play an increasingly central role in the economy and society. They operate as digital intermediaries across interconnected sectors and markets subject to network effects. These firms have grown to an unprecedented scale, propelled by data-driven business models. Online platforms have a massive impact on individual users and businesses, and are recasting the relationships between customers, advertisers, workers and employers. This has triggered a public debate on online platforms' economic dominance and patterns of pervasive data collection. This study presents an analytical synthesis of the literature,to assess the effects of online platforms on the economy and society. adult / this study has been written by Professor Annabelle Gawer, Dr Nick Srnicek, at the request of the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) and managed by the Scientific Foresight Unit, within the Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research Services (EPRS) of the Secretariat of the European Parliament Reproduction and translation for non-commercial purposes are authorised, provided the source is acknowledged and the European Parliament is given prior notice and sent a copy. Economía digital Sociedad digital plataformas en línea plataformas digitales negocios Google Facebook 978-92-846-7745-0 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2021/656336/EPRS_STU(2021)656336_EN.pdf https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2021/656336/EPRS_STU(2021)656336_EN.pdf Reproduction and translation for non-commercial purposes are authorised, provided the source is acknowledged and the European Parliament is given prior notice and sent a copy. ES-MaONT 210316 20240117092035.0 00006421