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Bing search engine could be expanded if Google withdraws In contrast to Google and Facebook, Microsoft has announced its backing for the proposed media law in Australia, reports Reuters. It described the new code as a ‘reasonable attempt to address the bargaining power imbalance between digital platforms and Australian news businesses’. Microsoft said it will… [Read More]

Search engine could be disabled if code on content payment is enforced ‘Unworkable’ is how Google’s Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand described the new law on payment for news content, reports Bloomberg. Mel Silva told a parliamentary hearing that if the proposed new code, requiring platforms to pay for displaying third party news, became law… [Read More]

Accounts for 13-15 year olds to be private by default Social Media platform TikTok has announced changes to its privacy settings designed to protect younger users, reports telecompaper. Accounts registered to 13-15 year olds will default to private, meaning that only someone approved by the user can follow them. The ‘everyone’ comment setting will be removed for… [Read More]

Backlash risks growth ambitions in India The new privacy policy announced by WhatsApp continues to create headaches for the company as it battles mistrust globally, reports Reuters. The new policy requires users to allow the sharing of their data with Facebook and other group companies, but the backlash in India, WhatsApp’s largest market, has forced the platform… [Read More]

Platform ‘hasn’t done enough to foster healthy conversations’ Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has described the ban on Donald Trump as ‘right’ but ‘dangerous’, reports the BBC. In a long thread, the Twitter founder accepted that the move would have consequences for an open and free internet. He described the decision as the right thing to do in… [Read More]

Summary Report IIC Workshop: Evolving regulatory frameworks in times of change, 9 September 2020 Access the Report here.