Media Explorations
Michael MarkovitzI write about media and tech policy issues in Africa
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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Did the Competition Commission let Meta off the hook?
The publication of the Competition Commission’s Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI) final report was a landmark for South Africa, the continent, and Global South regulation more broadly. It is one of the most serious attempts...
Regulating platform power now seen as hostile act
Something significant shifted in late December 2025. The United States government imposed visa sanctions on five individuals associated with enforcing European platform regulation, including Thierry Breton, former EU Commissioner and archit...
Accountability is the price of entry: why Independent Media’s appeal misfires
Independent Media’s reported appeal against the Competition Commission’s Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI) final report rests on an internal tension it never fully resolves. On the one hand, their affidavit to the Competiti...
South Africa's G20 success misses the moment on information integrity
South Africa delivered something historic this week.
Despite a belligerent United States boycott and intense geopolitical pressure, the G20 Johannesburg Leaders’ Declaration was adopted on 22 November 2025. It is the first G20 Summit ever...
Media and Digital Platforms Inquiry final report: a pragmatic settlement with unfinished business
Earlier this year, in Beyond Compensation: Reshaping the Digital News Economy, I argued that the Competition Commission’s provisional report on the Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI) was significant not only for its headline...
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Michael is director of the Media Leadership Think Tank (MLTT) at the Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria. The MLTT is a research & advocacy platform providing solutions for African media in support of democracy.
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