Tag: media

Facebook threat to ban news content in Aust

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
After initially staying out of the fray and letting Google go on the offensive, social giant Facebook has now gone nuclear over the government plan to force it into...

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...

Sims tackles media vs tech giants

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The production of journalism is too important to be left “entirely to market forces”, and the government may be required to intervene to curb the powers of tech giants...

ACCC platforms inquiry heats up

Posted on   |  by James Riley
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....