Tag: Rod Sims

Aussies watch as US targets Google, again

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian competition regulator is eagerly watching on as Google faces another significant antitrust lawsuit in the US, with more than 35 states taking on the tech giant over...

Rod Sims on the global fight with Big Tech

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
When Australia’s competition watchdog released its landmark report into digital platforms two years ago, it surprised some by not calling for the big tech firms to be broken up....

Rod Sims on the platforms inquiry, two years on

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Two years ago, competition tsar Rod Sims handed his landmark final report on digital platforms to the federal government. But it was a decision 18 months earlier which laid...

ACCC seeks to enter Apple and Epic showdown

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s competition regulator has made an unusual request to the Federal Court to weigh in on the ongoing legal battle between US companies Epic Games and Apple, saying the...

ACMA gets $4m for bargaining code oversight

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has allocated more than $4 million to the oversight of the big tech media bargaining code, despite no companies being designated under it yet. Communications Minister...

Country Press can team to deal with Big Tech

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Country Press Australia has been given permission by the competition watchdog to collectively negotiate with big tech firms Google and Facebook to secure revenue-sharing deals for its more than...

Regulation ‘may be required’ for app stores: ACCC

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The competition watchdog has fired a warning shot at Google and Apple, telling the tech giants to clean up their app stores now or face regulation which will make...

Lack of media deals with small firms ‘concerning’: Sims

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Smaller media companies should team up to secure commercial deals with Google and Facebook, which have so far avoided designation under the government’s big tech bargaining code yet, competition...

ACCC targets Google search, browser dominance

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The ACCC has begun exploring the introduction of “choice screens” in the Australian market as it tightens its focus on US search giant Google. Choice screens allow users to...