Tag: advertising

Facebook tracks teenagers for alcohol, gambling

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Facebook is tracking Australian teenagers online and selling their profiles to alcohol, gambling and smoking advertisers, according to new research that warns Australia needs new regulation to protect kids...

ACCC spotlight turns to Google’s ad dominance

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The competition watchdog is set to propose a range of legislative changes aimed at curbing Google’s display advertising dominance after handing down an interim report into advertising technology services....

Google goes to war over ad revenue

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Google has gone on the offensive against the Australian government’s plans to force it to enter into revenue-sharing agreements with media companies, issuing a series of threats over the...

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...

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...