Tag: Platforms

Platform giants not compelled to trial age assurance

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Platform companies like Meta and TikTok will not be required to participate in the government’s trial of age assurance technologies, leaving the regulator reliant on the companies’ willingness to...

ACCC granted new powers to strengthen Big Tech news code

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia’s competition watchdog will be handed new powers to request information from digital platforms that could extend to secret commercial deals with news businesses under planned changes to the...

Digital platforms join misinformation plan pile on

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Online platforms are railing against the Albanese government’s plan to combat misinformation and disinformation, warning draft legislation is poorly defined, hands the regulator too much power and could chill...

Voice misinformation waived through by platforms: Report

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Online platforms Facebook, TikTok and Twitter are allowing misinformation about the Voice to Parliament to run as paid advertisements, raising fresh questions about content moderation ahead of new regulator...

Aussie developers join class action against Google, Apple

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australian app developers have joined a class action lawsuit against Big Tech giants Google and Apple alleging abuse of power in their respective app stores. The class actions, being...