Another month, another extension for the Competition Commission’s oft-delayed investigation into online platforms in South Africa.
The commission recommended that certain considerations be taken into account regarding payment options for goods, how things are priced and what comes up when you search for them.
The commission found that there was a general lack of effective competition in the fees charged by app developers leading to high app prices, the way that most accommodation and food delivery services offer the same prices and how the market seems to be against new entrants as dominant businesses pump money behind a service.The current system where top-ranking search positions are sold to businesses even if they are not relevant to consumers is advertising, said the commission.
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