ACCC Back New Google, Facebook Publisher Code
ACCC Commissioner, Rod Sims, has called for digital tech platforms (such as Facebook and Google) to be regulated similar to traditional media... Read More
Telco Ombudsman Set To Oversee Digital Platforms
The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman has welcomed a recommendation that its scope be widened to include digital platforms. The 23rd and final recommendation... Read More
COMMENT: ACCC Delivers Hammer Blow As Google Smartpone OS & Voice Dominance Exposed
The release of the Australian Competition and Consumer Report into Digital Companies is a game changer for retailers, distributors and above all... Read More
ACCC Slam Facebook & Google For ‘Market Distortion’
The ACCC’s landmark ‘Digital Platforms Inquiry’ has slammed tech giants (notably Facebook and Google) for distorting the local market, impairing several businesses... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Feds Back ACCC Google, Facebook Facing Bans
The government has accepted the Digital Platforms Inquiry’s “overriding conclusion” that the media and advertising markets need reform but will run a 12... Read More
US Treasury Claim Amazon “Destroyed” Retail
As the government considers its response to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Digital Platforms Inquiry, a high ranking US regulator has... Read More
Vodafone To Refund Customers For Sneaky Sales
Vodafone will be forced to track down and refund customers who unwittingly purchased content such as ringtones and games using the telcos... Read More
ACCC Slam Samsung For Water Resistance Ads
The ACCC has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against Samsung Electronics Australia for “false, misleading and deceptive representations” about its smartphones’... Read More
ACCC Ditch SMS Connection Cost Regulation
The Australian Competition and Consumer Competition will stop telling telcos how much they can charge one another for SMS services from next... Read More
ACCC Investigating “Unaffordable” Telstra Plans
The ACCC has confirmed that it is investigating Australia’s largest telco for selling “unaffordable contracts” to vulnerable Australians. The Australian consumer watchdog... Read More