Competition agencies around the globe are increasingly working together to take action against tech giants. And Australia started the trend.
A survey of 150 community organisations in Queensland shows digital technology is a driver of exclusion - not inclusion - and is worsening social dislocation.
Google and Facebook threaten to banish Australian users as an inquiry into the use of Australian media content becomes an old-fashioned showdown.
Turning easy access to news on Facebook into a bargaining chip with policymakers is irresponsible and short-sighted.
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.
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.
The chief executives of Amazon,Facebook,Apple and Google were grilled about their anti-competitive activities by a US congressional committee.
Donald Trump has jettisoned international negotiations that were crucial to making Silicon Valley firms pay more tax in Australia.
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.
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.
Most news publishers want to be paid by Google and Facebook via a collective pool of money,but want the option for one-on-one discussions with the tech platforms.