Tag: digital platforms

Merger reform to restrict growth of big tech power

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Big tech merger proposals that “entrench, materially increase, or materially extend a firm’s position to substantial market power” could soon be grounds for rejection, as the federal government releases options for...

ACCC wants another Big Tech crackdown

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s competition and consumer regulator has called for sweeping changes to the regulation of digital platforms after warning for years about anti-competitive behaviour and a lack of user protections...

Digital platform regulators set priorities for the next year

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Digital transparency, the examination of algorithms and their impact, and increased collaboration between agencies have been identified as 2022-23 priorities for the Digital Platform Regulators Forum, a collective of...

Watchdog pack to tackle digital platforms

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s online, privacy, media, competition and consumer regulators have formed an alliance to share information and collaborate on how to best keep digital platform companies in check, amid growing...

Facebook is right to call the government’s bluff

Posted on   |  by Paul Budde
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?

Posted on   |  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...