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

‘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.

  • byLaurel Henning andJames Panichi

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

  • byJennifer Duke
Google slams'heavy-handed'approach of landmark news code

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.

  • byFergus Hunter andZoe Samios
Please Explain podcast:Treasurer unveils code to rein in digital giants

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.

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

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.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
International digital platform tax plan in disarray after US warning

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.

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

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.

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

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.

  • byFergus Hunter
Small news publishers concerned over carve-up of tech giants'payments

Small news publishers concerned over carve-up of tech giants'payments

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.

  • byZoe Samios