Anti-monopoly regulation of hub-and-spoke protocol in the context of platform economy——Taking the hub-and-spoke algorithm collusion mode of online car hailing platform as an example
Generated by iteration based on big data,intelligent algorithms,capital,etc.,platform economy is accompanied by monopolistic risks and curbs the vitality of fair competition.Though the new Anti-Monopoly Law has made provisions,the specific operating rules are still unclear.Taking the online car hailing platform economy as an example,the platform provides the same algorithm to reach a vertical collusion on fares with drivers,and enables all drivers to reach a horizontal collusion on the price competition in market by concerted conduct,thus forming a special hub-and-spoke collusion.The corresponding problem-solving path is to build three progressive hub-and-spoke algorithm collusion processing mechanisms,namely,identification mechanism,activation mechanism and accountability mechanism.