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Legislate tech giants to avoid corruption: Catalano

Max Mason

The power of Facebook and Google needs regulatory oversight to avoid corruption and abuse of market position, Australian Community Media's new owner and executive chairman Antony Catalano says.

Mr Catalano, who took control of ACM at the beginning of July, said there were all sorts of problems with having so much controlled by the two companies after the government released the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's Digital Platforms Inquiry final report last Friday.

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Max Mason covers financial crime, courts and corporate wrongdoing. A Walkley Award winner, Max’s journalism has also received awards from the National Press Club of Australia, the Kennedy Awards and Citibank. Message Max on Signal https://tinyurl.com/MaxMason Connect with Max on Twitter. Email Max at max.mason@afr.com

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