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February 18, 2021 Small businesses are caught up in the feud between Facebook and the federal government over a code that would see the tech platform pay for news content. Facebook today began blocking Australian news publishers and users from sharing content on the social media network in protest of the proposed news media bargaining code. While major news sites including ABC News, The Age and The Guardian have all had their content removed from Facebook, businesses have also been affected...

On 23 July 2020, the New South Wales Minerals Council applied to the National Competition Council (NCC) requesting that it recommend that certain...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released its latest Gas inquiry 2017-2025 Interim Report, confirming for the ninth...

Meanwhile, both IGEA and John Deere believe existing protections under existing consumer law work just fine.

Credit: Epic Games The "Fortnite" maker has told the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission that Apples "unrestrained market power" is suppressing competition and innovation, and is artificially raising the price of iPhone and iPad apps, Financial Reviewreported on Thursday. According to its submission to the ACCC Digital Platforms Services Inquiry, Epic Games says that Apple is forcing App Store developers to pay a 30% "Apple tax" on the games they sell. It adds that the true commissi...

Published February 4, 2021, 1:41 PM The House Committee on Trade and Industry on Thursday approved proposals updating the ‘antiquated’ Consumer Act of the Philippines in order to give consumers ample protection from deceitful, abusive and dishonest trade practices amid the continued rise in goods and services in the country. MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO The House panel chaired by Navotas Rep. John Reynald Tiangco agreed to adopt the technical working group recommendation to consolidate seven ...

The ACCC has granted interim authorisation for Vintage Energy Ltd (ASX: VEN), Metgasco Ltd (ASX: MEL) and Bridgeport (Cooper Basin) Pty Ltd to enter into...

Competition tsar Rod Sims wants to shake up the advertising technology market, saying Google’s dominance means it is ‘marking its own homework’.

ACCC report exposes Google ad dominance Save Share Google’s power over the Australian advertising market has been laid bare, with an inquiry into the tech giants and large multinational advertising companies finding the search giant is a dominant force in the advertising technology space. A recommendation from the ACCC’s digital platforms inquiry, the probe examined if the advertising supply chain is operating competitively and will aim to bring more transparency to the murky market. ...

News by Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson   Google could face even more regulations in Australia after a damning interim report by the countrys competition watchdog. The report by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) found the trillion-dollar company dominated digital advertising in Australia, and would be investigated over allegations it had abused its market power. The findings come less than a week after Google threatened to withdraw its s...