Tag: ACCC

ACCC monitors $37b European lawsuit facing Google

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A $37 billion lawsuit facing Google in the EU and UK over alleged anticompetitive conduct in digital advertising is being monitored by the Australian competition regulator as it finalises...

ACCC inquiry targeting social media competition, scams and ads

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Snapchat will be scrutinised by the competition regulator in a new inquiry launched as part of the watchdog’s ongoing examination of digital platforms. The...

Govt instructs NBNCo to rewrite pricing models

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
The government has instructed NBN Co to withdraw and revise the Special Access Undertaking variation that it lodged with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in March. The Special...

ACCC ‘closely’ monitors Amazon’s EU antitrust issues

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Amazon is offering to halt the online selling and marketing practices in Europe that regulators allege are anti-competitive, hoping to bring an end to a two-year investigation and avoid...

ACCC issues first fine for alleged CDR breach

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The competition watchdog has issued its first infringement notice for an alleged breach of the Consumer Data Right to the Bank of Queensland. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission...

Scammers drained $2 billion from Australians last year

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Last year, Australians lost more than $2 billion to scams according to the consumer and competition watchdog’s 12th annual Targeting scams report, with the threat of cryptocurrency investment scams...

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...