News and Research articles on Superplatform

Superplatform: A framework to analyse and regulate Google’s online ad ecosystem

Koray Caliskan, Parsons School of Design
Donald MacKenzie, University of Edinburgh
Addie McGowan, University of Salford
PUBLISHED ON: 18 Feb 2026 DOI: 10.14763/2026.1.2077

The concept of the "superplatform" presents a simple way to describe Google’s vast and complex online ad business as a dual-core system that merges market power, infrastructural dominance, and supply chain demarketisation.