Informationalism – Creating a Monopoly by Denying Distributive Justice

Abstract

The paper deals with the creating of the so-called monopoly of digital giants through tax avoidance, which in liberal societies present one of the fundamental forms of distributive justice and one of the foundations of fair “government”. Using the examples of companies such as Amazon, Google, Meta and others, the work shows the ways of creating advantages compared to other companies and the models that ensure monopoly, but also the ways in which the European Union fights this problem. The paper analyzes network services within the so-called platform capitalism, where communication takes place in the network sphere, which is largely determined by profit and profit orientation. An insight into the understanding of digital communication is provided with an insight into the legislation that defines that communication. The political economy of digital monopolies is key to the commodification of data and affects the character of digital communication.