Counterfeit concerns over Facebook’s marketplace; and tensions inside Brazil’s CADE
22 October 2021 00:00
Duration: 18:51
Whether you’re looking for a bike, an antique lamp or even a rental property, Facebook’s Marketplace is fast becoming your neighborhood’s go-to e-commerce platform. But in the US, there’s growing concern among businesses that Marketplace is being used to sell counterfeit goods, sparking calls for the US Trade Representative to include Facebook in its Notorious Markets List. But just what would that mean for Marketplace’s future, and what is Facebook doing to manage the counterfeit and intellectual property risks? Also on today’s podcast: CADE’s high-profile clash. How disquiet in the Brazilian regulator’s in-house tribunal may affect those on the receiving end of the antitrust watchdog’s probes.
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James Panichi Senior Editor, Asia Pacific
James, an Australian journalist with over 25 years’ experience in print and electronic media, helps to oversee MLex’s coverage of regulatory risk in Asia, with special attention to Australia and New Zealand. In 2016, James was appointed as MLex’s managing editor for continental Europe, overseeing the Brussels bureau’s coverage of EU regulatory affairs and managing a team of 16 journalists in Brussels and Geneva. Previously James worked for the European Voice newspaper, before joining the... Read more