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In India’s rapidly evolving digital economy, the boundaries between competition law and data privacy law are becoming increasingly porous. Traditionally, data protection and antitrust frameworks operated in separate legal silos with one focusing on individual privacy rights and lawful processing of personal data, and the other on ensuring fair competition in the marketplace.

In the year 2022, the CCI had passed detailed orders related to antitrust issues in platform markets. Certain key trends emerge which show the CCI’s approach while adjudicating issues pertaining to digital/ platform markets.