Tag: digital platforms

$50m fines proposed for social media scam slackers

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Social media companies failing to fight scams on their platforms will be subject to fines of up to $50 million under a new framework brought before Parliament on Thursday....

Labor-led committee calls for single Digital Affairs minister

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A Labor-led parliamentary committee has urged the federal government to appoint a Digital Affairs minister to coordinate the regulation of social media and other digital platforms, including across privacy,...

Industry veteran Luke Coleman is new CommsAlliance CEO

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Telecommunications industry veteran Luke Coleman has been appointed as chief executive officer at the Communications Alliance, the industry association for the telco sector. He takes over the role from...

Age assurance ‘trap’ slowing online safety

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Debate about the workability of age verification technologies is a “trap” helping social media giants slow meaningful regulatory efforts, advocates are warning, as the federal government pours millions of...

Govt’s global tax floor to hit tech titans

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Landmark legislation introduced on Thursday could see digital platforms giants like Google and some of the government’s biggest tech suppliers forced to “top up” their local tax bill if...

Watchdog warning on data brokers’ risky business

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Data brokering threatens to harm consumers and competition, the ACCC has warned after taking a closer look at a murky industry that stretches from Big Tech to local government....

Treasury to move on big tech gatekeepers

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Treasury will soon open a consultation process on the government’s plan to crack down on anti-competitive conduct by digital platforms with what is expected to be an ex ante...

ACCC granted new powers to strengthen Big Tech news code

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia’s competition watchdog will be handed new powers to request information from digital platforms that could extend to secret commercial deals with news businesses under planned changes to the...