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Shaping the Future of Multilateralism - Digital trade rules: Big Tech’s end run around domestic regulations

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This study is part of the series "Shaping the Future of Multilateralism - Inclusive Pathways to a Just and Crisis-Resilient Global Order" by the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung's European Union and Washington, DC offices.

 

Trade agreements have become an important battleground for tech companies to fight the regulatory pressure they are finally facing in the Global North. But allowing tech companies to capture digital trade talks to defang domestic regulation creates serious risks for privacy, fundamental rights, competition, social and economic justice, and sustainable development.

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Date of Publication
May 2021
Publisher
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Washington, DC and Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union
Number of Pages
20
Licence
Language of publication
English
Table of contents

Digital trade rules: Big Tech’s end run around domestic regulations

Big Tech’s regulatory ascendency – the Transpacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)

The end of the beginning – the CPTPP

The WTO e-commerce discussions and the Joint Statement Initiative

Overview of the JSI proposals

Pandora’s Box

Conclusion

Reference list