Research Library
The DRCF Research Library collates research and reports on digital markets and regulation carried out by our four member regulators: the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and Ofcom.
Recent DRCF research papers can be found on our publications page, along with joint papers, press releases, blogs and articles.
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
- CMA to investigate if Google has strategic market status in search and search advertising activities (2025)
- CMA to investigate Apple and Google's mobile ecosystems (2025)
- CMA independent inquiry group publishes provisional findings in cloud services market investigation (2025)
- Competition Act 1998 cases in the regulated sectors – Digital markets GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) (updated 2023)
- Content creators and social media endorsements - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) (2019, updated 2022)
- Overview of the CMA’s provisional approach to implement the new Digital Markets competition regime - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) (2024)
- Competition Act 1998 cases in the regulated sectors – Digital markets GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) (updated 2023)
- Content creators and social media endorsements - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) (2019, updated 2022)
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
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FCA CEO Nikhil Rathi on his to-do list for 2025 Apple Podcasts (2024)
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FCA finds crypto ownership continues to rise as it delivers plans to regulate crypto | FCA (2024)
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
- ICO IoT Citizen Jury Report (2024)
- Tech Horizons Report | ICO (2024)
- Age Assurance research | ICO (2023-2024)
- ICO Data Lives Research (2023)
Ofcom
- Online Nation 2024 report (2024)
- Object-based media report (2021)