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Facebook is right to call the government’s bluff

As mentioned in previous analyses the way that the government has approached its battle with the digital giants has been flawed from the beginning. True its tough stand had...

Defamation change for digital platforms?

2 December 2019 | by Denham Sadler

New defamation laws have been given the green light to be implemented by mid-2020, but more significant changes that would see digital platforms treated like publishers have been deferred...

Disruption and democracy: Shetler

19 August 2019 | by James Riley

Serious action is needed now to curb the power of the global tech giants and Australia should be leading the way with a series of reforms, according to former...

Sims urges action on digital platforms

13 August 2019 | by James Riley

Existing data protection laws have failed Australians and the government needs to get on the front foot to better protect privacy and curb the market dominance of the tech...

Petre warns on ACCC tech report

29 July 2019 | by Denham Sadler

The competition watchdog’s proposed changes to merger laws would hurt Australia tech companies and lead to entrepreneurs relocating overseas, according to AirTree Ventures co-founder Daniel Petre. The ACCC’s final...

Big Tech on the ACCC backfoot

26 July 2019 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government should pursue “significant, holistic reform” to curb the market dominance of Google and Facebook and better protect the personal data of Australians, according to the competition...

ACCC platforms inquiry heats up

4 July 2018 | by Vitaly

Australia’s “world-first” inquiry into the impact of digital platforms on the media is looking to address “one of the defining questions of our age”, the government’s competition tsar said....