Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code prompted digital platforms to reach commercial agreements to support the production of news. But as the first cycle of agreements concluded and Meta threatened to withdraw news from Facebook in Australia, there was a need to explore new mechanisms to support the production of news. This report examines two alternative… [Read More]
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Regulatory Watch – January 2025
Round-up of the latest news Dismay as Meta abandons fact-checking for ‘community notes’ EU reviews big tech investigations in anticipation of ‘Trump pressure’ UK to ‘go its own way’ on AI regulation Mexico amends plans to abolish telecoms and competition regulators Chair of UK competition regulator ousted over ‘lack of ideas on growth’ Apple suspends… [Read More]
Regulatory Watch – December 2024
Round-up of the latest news EU to crackdown on Asian online retailers New EU Commissioner for tech takes office Meta the latest big tech firm to go nuclear ‘US must avoid EU’s regulatory mistakes over AI’ FCC proposes annual certification in response to telecoms cyberattack TikTok set for US ban See more
Regulatory Watch – November 2024
Round-up of the latest news Vodafone – Three merger receives provisional approval China’s SpaceSail to launch in South America Google must sell Chrome says US Department of Justice Social media firms urge Australian government to delay imposition of age limit Meta fined by EU over Facebook Marketplace practices See more
Regulatory Watch – October 2024
Round-up of the latest news Google goes nuclear Italy moves towards ‘fair share’ of network costs Facebook trials facial recognition to combat celebrity fraud Senegal launches its first satellite Nigerian telcos oppose reintroduction of ‘telecom tax’ Adobe announces global digital skills package See more
Regulatory Watch – September 2024
Round-up of the latest news Apple loses battle over back taxes Thierry Breton resigns as European Commissioner Australia plans age limit for social media New report analyses media finance legislation Mobile phones don’t cause brain cancer UN report calls for global framework to govern AI See more