From: BuzzFeedNews

At an FTC workshop on the on-demand economy, Uber and Airbnb touted the benefits of their platforms amid calls for national regulation.

Hamza Shaban, BuzzFeed News Reporter

The Federal Trade Commission hosted a wide-ranging seminar Tuesday to debate issues of public safety and market competition in the emerging on-demand economy, with representatives from some of the field’s major players facing off in panels against critics.

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But during a day-long discussion with economists, policy experts, and industry stakeholders, concerns about market power, uneven regulation, and data privacy were clearly top of mind.

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