Tag: ACCC

Simson fears for small biz marketers

Posted on   |  by Seamus Byrne
Something needs to be done about the concentration of digital advertising around Facebook and Google, with both regularly changing the rules so there is little consistency or clarity, according...

Break up Google, says News Corp

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Google should be broken up to “clearly and effectively address the harm caused” by the tech behemoth, according to Australia’s biggest media company. In a submission to the Australian...

Alarm at ACCC takedown changes 

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Proposed changes to copyright takedown laws in Australia are “fundamentally at odds with long-standing international practice” and would put local tech companies at a disadvantage, according to StartupAus. Recommendation...

ACCC starts on open energy data

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The competition watchdog has begun work on rolling out an open energy scheme, before the legislation underpinning it has even been passed. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has...

Tech giants reject ACCC report

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Tech giants Google and Facebook have unsurprisingly rejected the Australian competition watchdog’s proposed “algorithm regulator”, the key recommendation from its “world-first” inquiry into digital platforms. The two companies, which...

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 blames FTTN for NBN woes

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Fibre-to-the-node connections are to blame for most of the slow NBN speeds but “further work” could help them reach “similar speed” to the other technologies, according to an ACCC...

Mergers changes to hit startups

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The competition watchdog’s proposed changes to Australian merger and acquisition laws could damage local tech companies and their ability to reach an exit, according to Tamme co-founder Jessica Glenn...

ACCC sets target: Google, Facebook

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A powerful new regulatory body would be established to oversee tech giants like Google and Facebook as part of far-reaching reforms recommended by Australia’s competition watchdog to curtail the...