Recently, concerns have been raised over the harm caused by misinformation in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic and federal elections.
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Consumers should have more control over how online marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon collect and use their data, according to a new ACCC report.
Google, Facebook, TikTok and Twitter have all agreed to a voluntary code of conduct targeting misinformation. But the only real commitment is to appear as though they’re taking action.
It enjoys huge network effects that lock users in. Google does not.
Facebook might not have been able to cut off news sites were it not for the draft code. Whatever comes out of this is unlikely to be more competition.
Facebook pulling the plug on Australian news will cause short-term disruption, but readers and media will recover.
If the government wants to save the social benefit of public-interest journalism, it must look beyond the News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code.
Australia has hesitated in the past to adopt a strong privacy framework. A new government review provides an opportunity to improve data protection rules to an internationally competitive standard.
Making Google and Facebook pay Australian news publishers might be good politics, but it is odd economics.
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.
Facebook’s answer to proposed regulations hinges on understanding the value of news.
Research by the UTS Centre for Media Transition suggests it will be hard for digital-only local newspapers to match what local print editions gave their communities.
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 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.
Australia was hoping to get broader access to Indian markets as part of a new trade deal that covers almost half of the world’s population.
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.
No regulation can fix the disruption of journalism by search engines, social media and digital content aggregators.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says the sheer dominance of Google and Facebook has distorted other businesses’ ability to compete on their own merits.
An ACCC interim report is one of the most consequential documents for media policy in decades, while a government report finds both public broadcasters are acting in the public interest.
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice; Lead, UNSW Public Interest Law & Tech Initiative, UNSW
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Senior Research Associate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney
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Professor of Media Studies, Queensland University of Technology
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Associate Professor in Law, Monash University
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
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Professor of Communication, Deakin University
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Professor of Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Business Information Systems, University of Sydney
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Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Honorary research associate, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Digital Communication, RMIT University
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Professor of Strategic Management, University of Toronto
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Professor of Political Communication; Director CAJ, The University of Melbourne