ACCC recommends more regulation of big tech companies

25 June 2025 The final report of the Digital Platforms Inquiry by Australia's competition and consumer commission (ACCC) "strongly supports" the Government’s intention to introduce a general prohibition...

Social Media Influencers latest target of ACCC digital platforms probe

17 August 2022 The ACCC’s Digital Platforms Services Inquiry will put social media influencers under the spotlight as part of its sixth interim report. The ACCC will examine...

The traffic has substantial value: Google’s Mel Silva addresses mandatory code

6 May 2020 Google Australia's Managing Director Mel Silva has responded to the latest fall out from the Digital Platforms Inquiry, which will mandate that Google must pay...

ACCC’s Digital Platforms Inquiry final report is released

26 July 2019 The Government has released the ACCC’s Digital Platforms Inquiry final report that, amongst other topics, has looked at the relationship between news media businesses and...

CRA takes on tech giants at Digital Platforms Inquiry

24 February 2019 Commercial Radio Australia has laid down (what they hope will be) the law on a range of measures to protect broadcasters’ content and limit the...