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ACCC chairman Rod Sim says the agency will argue that Meta is responsible for the ads it publishes on its platform.

‘Completely joined up’: How Australia united the regulatory world against Big Tech

Competition agencies around the globe are increasingly working together to take action against tech giants. And Australia started the trend.

  • Laurel Henning and James Panichi

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A new report highlights slow school internet speed in Queensland and an emerging digital divide between the digital ‘haves’ and the digital ‘have-nots.’

Internet speed boost for Qld schools as audit shows NSW 200 times faster

A survey of 150 community organisations in Queensland shows digital technology is a driver of exclusion - not inclusion - and is worsening social dislocation.

  • Tony Moore
Google Australia and NZ managing director Mel Silva threatened to withdraw from the Australian market if the proposed digital code moves forward.

No more Google searching? Big tech and publishers reach for their guns

Google and Facebook threaten to banish Australian users as an inquiry into the use of Australian media content becomes an old-fashioned showdown.

  • Tony Wright
Facebook has shown a disregard for the role of news in a democracy.

After two years without Facebook, I won't be back

Turning easy access to news on Facebook into a bargaining chip with policymakers is irresponsible and short-sighted.

  • Jennifer Duke
The ACCC has proposed a code which will financial penalise Google and Facebook if they don't negotiate fairly with news publishers.

Google slams 'heavy-handed' approach of landmark news code

Google has lashed a new code of conduct that will force tech giants to pay media companies for their news content, warning the government intervention will hinder the company's ability to service Australian users.

  • Fergus Hunter and Zoe Samios
The government accepted the majority of the ACCC's recommendations.

Please Explain podcast: Treasurer unveils code to rein in digital giants

In this episode, national editor Tory Maguire is joined by media and telecommunications journalist Zoe Samios to discuss the implications of the draft code for Australian media and the companies. 

  • Tory Maguire
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had to testify before Congress on Thursday.

The titans of tech had their day of reckoning. Now what?

The chief executives of Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Google were grilled about their anti-competitive activities by a US congressional committee.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Treasury secretary.

International digital platform tax plan in disarray after US warning

Donald Trump has jettisoned international negotiations that were crucial to making Silicon Valley firms pay more tax in Australia.

  • Bevan Shields
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg

Media going soft on Frydenberg while awaiting digital media policy: Labor

News outlets are giving the Treasurer an easy run in the hope they will benefit from the looming decision on digital media policy, Labor's Jim Chalmers claims.

  • David Crowe
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No significant commercial benefit from having news on platform: Facebook

The tech giant has threatened to reduce the availability of news on its platform in Australia if a code of conduct forcing it to share revenue with media outlets is introduced.

  • Fergus Hunter

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