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
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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
Call for IIC Board Candidates
We invite applications from members who are interested in joining the IIC Board of Directors. The IIC Board anticipates proposing a slate of three new directors for election at the AGM in November 2024, which will take place in Bangkok, Thailand. This represents a new cadence for IIC board service and an opportunity to refresh… [Read More]
Regulatory Watch – July 2024
Round-up of the latest news Meta could be forced to carry news in Australia Malaysia introduces new license for social media platforms Microsoft blames EU blame for outage Digital trade deal reached without US UK Online Safety director departs OpenAI launches SearchGPT See more
IIC Australian Chapter Supports Student Paper Competition
We are pleased to congratulate Cameron McTernan, a PhD student at the University of South Australia, who won the recent Global Media and Internet Connection Project symposium student paper competition sponsored by the IIC Australian Chapter. You can read a copy of Cameron’s winning paper here: Source and Exposure Diversity of Australian News on Facebook…. [Read More]