All posts tagged "accc"
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1.8KNewsFacebook turns on News again after negotiations with the Australian Government
Facebook has this afternoon reversed its less than a week old decision to ban news from the platform after eleventh hour talks...
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2.7KNewsFacebook cuts all News content from their site for Aussies in response to Government regulation.
While Google has done deals with several media outlets to “pay for news” as the Government’s ACCC designed media code approaches legislative...
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2.3KNewsGoogle steps up its fight against the Government Media Code – ironically using their enormous power to do so
The News Media Bargaining Code proposed by the ACCC and before Parliament now is a complex one, but today Google has stepped...
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2.8KNewsWill Google kill search in Australia? Media Code gets closer to being finalised – what does it all mean?
There’s a battle underway that rivals the wild wild west in many ways as Google along with Facebook stand off at 20...
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1.9KNewsGoogle announces that they have completed their purchase of Fitbit — has anyone told the ACCC?
Way back in 2019 Google announced that they had purchased Fitbit — subject to various bodies’ approval. Fast forward to today when...
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12.4KNewsFacebook threatens to ban News as it fires back at ACCC News media bargaining code
Shots fired folks. Facebook is threatening to ban news! To stop allowing users to share news articles on Facebook and Instagram if...
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1.8KTechHo! Ho! How to avoid getting scammed this Christmas
Heading into the Christmas season, Aussies are making more purchases than any other time of year and in 2019 a large portion...
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3.5K2TechAussie Broadband tops the NBN speed charts in latest ACCC data
When the ACCC started monitoring broadband speeds with their special little “white boxes” in homes across Australia there was always going to...
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4.6KTechOptus shutting down Virgin Mobile and the ACCC issues a $1.5 million fine
A bad day for Optus today with the company copping a $1.5 million fine from the ACCC over misleading customers, while at...
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1.7KTechYour country needs YOU…. to monitor NBN speeds: ACCC calling for Volunteers
The Australian government have given the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) a stack of cash to keep an eye on NBN...