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Algorithmic Collusion In E-Commerce: Concept Of Agreement And Intent Under Section 3 Of The Competition Act, 2002 - Issues And Challenges

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Shreyaa Patnaik, B.B.A LL.B. (Hons.) Department of Law, CHRIST University, Pune Lavasa, India ABSTRACT The rapid proliferation of pricing algorithms and artificial intelligence in India's e-commerce ecosystem has given rise to a phenomenon that existing competition law was not designed to confront: algorithmic collusion. Where competing enterprises deploy sophisticated algorithms that independently converge on supra-competitive price levels without any human communication or explicit...