Facebook and Google’s publicity campaigns against Australia’s new media regulations show they’re worried other countries will follow suit.
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Facebook is worried publishers may charge as much as they want for their content. But we believe parameters can be set based on the value Australians put on public interest journalism.
The code seems to oversimplify how news content on big digital platforms should be assigned commercial value.
Facebook says it will ban publishers and people in Australia from sharing local and international news on Facebook and Instagram if a proposal to force tech giants to pay for news becomes law.
Over the past decade, news media companies have been at the mercy of big tech platforms’ algorithms in delivering them readers. But with no guarantee of sustained revenue, media firms are looking elsewhere.
‘Suck it and see’ or face a digital tax, former ACCC boss Allan Fels warns Google and Facebook
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Tech giants don't like Australia's plan to force Google and Facebook to pay for news, to fund public interest journalism. But the government may well respond with a digital tax, says Allan Fels.
The letter is part of a campaign running across Google’s platforms, designed to gaslight Australian users. Don’t fall for it.
Following a privacy policy change in 2016, Google has collected users’ data from third-party websites and apps. The ACCC argues users were misled into signing away their privacy.
Last year, men were more likely to report losses to investment fraud, while women were the main target for romance fraud. Overall, men reported higher financial loss.
Facebook’s answer to proposed regulations hinges on understanding the value of news.
New Zealanders and struggling media companies are paying the price for an unwillingness to tax the tech giants’ local profits.
As we face mounting job losses, taxpayers have a right to anticipate that the government’s investments will be strategically sound.
As news media revenues tumble still further amid the COVID-19 recession, the government has pledged mandatory rules to force tech giants to pay for using news content.
The government has told the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to develop a mandatory code of conduct to address bargaining power imbalances between media companies and digital platforms such as Facebook and Google
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is lightening up on its normal competition rules and allowing competitors to cooperate.
Businesses are reluctant to invest, but that might be because they know what they are doing.
The ACCC’s inquiry was launched to address concerns about the market power of major digital platforms, such as Google and Facebook, and their impact on Australia’s businesses and media.
The ACCC has inquired into mortgage rates before. This time will want detail.
Media Files: ACCC seeks to clip wings of tech giants like Facebook and Google but international effort is required
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In Dickens' era, international copyright law developed from a worldwide effort to deal with a global problem. Is it time to tackle tech giants the same way? A journalist and a media owner explain.
Google and Facebook attract plenty of users and advertising dollars in Australia, but the ACCC will have to work with other watchdogs overseas on any effective regulation.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Economics, Monash University
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Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice; Lead, UNSW Public Interest Law & Tech Initiative, UNSW
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Professor of Law (consumer protections and credit law), The University of Melbourne
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Competition Lawyer; Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Associate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney
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Professor Allan Fels, Professor of Law, Economics and Business at the University of Melbourne and Monash University., The University of Melbourne
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Professor and Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University
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Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching) Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice, Queensland University of Technology
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Applied Ethics and CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
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Professor of Law, University of Newcastle