Tag: ACCC
What has Morrison’s ‘big stick’ to cut power bills achieved? Nothing, as far we can tell
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The Morrison government has spent years bringing in a law supposed to ensure electricity retailers pass on lower prices to customers. Yet...
I chose the electricity retailer offering the best deal for my home. That’s not what I got
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Households in most of Australia have been able to choose between electricity retailers for more than a decade. The main reason is...
ACCC ‘world first’: Australia’s Federal Court found Google misled users about personal location data
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The Federal Court has found Google misled some users about personal location data collected through Android devices for two years, from...
One of these things is not like the others: why Facebook is beyond our control
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What’s the difference between Google and Facebook?
One difference is that last week Google agreed to pay Australian news outlets for their content in the face...
Is news worth a lot or a little? Google and Facebook want to have it both ways
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Executives from Google and Facebook have told a Senate committee they are prepared to take drastic action if Australia’s news media bargaining...
The US is taking on Google in a huge antitrust case. It could change the face of online search
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The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google for unlawful monopolisation. The department says Google’s conduct harms competition...