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ACCC’s Google news plan will not work

Requiring global tech giants Google and Facebook to pay for content to news organisations is misguided and simply won’t work no matter how you slice and dice this ‘world-first’...

ACCC fires back at Google ‘misinformation’

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s competition watchdog has publicly rebuked search giant Google, accusing the company of spreading misinformation about a draft news media bargaining code. Google on Monday published an open letter...

Google goes to war over ad revenue

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Google has gone on the offensive against the Australian government’s plans to force it to enter into revenue-sharing agreements with media companies, issuing a series of threats over the...

Open banking’s majestically slow start

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia’s Consumer Data Right scheme has received a further $20 million after the opening banking regime’s slow start this month, with only one FinTech signed up as a data...

ACCC opens new Google court fight

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The ACCC is taking Google to court again, this time over its expanded collection and use of personal information for targeted advertising, as the competition watchdog’s crusade against the...

Consumer Data Right gets its road rules

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The privacy and competition watchdogs have outlined how they plan to enforce the rules and laws surrounding the Consumer Data Right, which will be launched into the banking sector...

Google hits back at govt code of conduct

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Google has hit back at the government’s plan to force it to share ad revenue with local media companies, arguing it is doing these companies a favour by featuring...

Uphill battle to force big tech to pay for news

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has admitted it is facing an uphill battle to go where other countries have failed, and to legally force Google and Facebook to share ad revenue...

Timing couldn’t be better for Open Banking

Posted on   |  by Kristofer Rogers
At the recent AFR banking and wealth conference, held as a virtual event during these unprecedented times, ACCC chairman Rod Sims reasserted a commitment to keeping the July 1...

Data rights on track for July launch

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There has never been a more important time to expedite digital innovation across the economy according to competition tsar chief Rod Sims, who says the ACCC will keep its...