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Look, I'm not going to deny that this is obviously motivated by News Corp and Fairfax lobbyists. However, the ACCC is legitimately one of the really brilliant
by cyphar 6y ago
Look, I'm not going to deny that this is obviously motivated by News Corp and Fairfax lobbyists.
However, the ACCC is legitimately one of the really brilliant government agencies here in Australia -- our consumer protection laws are actually designed around protecting consumers interests and I would argue is firmly on the list of positives when taking stock of the pros and cons of living here.
- sjy 6y agoIt’s worth noting that, while the ACCC did recommend “requiring designated digital platforms to each provide the Australian Communications and Media Authority with codes to address the imbalance in the bargaining relationship between these platforms and news media businesses and recognise the need for value sharing and monetisation of content” [1], the “mandatory bargaining code” policy resulted from a more recent and specific direction from the government [2]. [1] https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/holistic-dynamic-reforms-needed-to-address-dominance-of-digital-platforms https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/holistic-dynamic-refor... [2] https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/josh-frydenberg-2018/media-releases/accc-mandatory-code-conduct-govern-commercial https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/josh-frydenberg-...
- nl 6y agoThe ACCC is great. (I'm Australian, and think it's a awesome example of a regulator with real teeth) But this makes no sense! Why should Google be forced to pay News Corp to display its headlines, when other smaller companies have to pay for ads for to get the same exposure?