Yes it is a shame - while the ACCC often is well motivated, it lacks any sense of philosophical purity in its solutions. So you often see things that are highl

Yes it is a shame - while the ACCC often is well motivated, it lacks any sense of philosophical purity in its solutions. So you often see things that are highly anti-freedom, anti-democratic and ultimately anti-consumer come out as a result of its actions. The recent forced negotiation of Google/Facebook with news publishers is an example of this where they have no problem compromising completely fundamental aspects of the internet (the freedom to link to somebody else's intellectual property without fear) to achieve some dot point in their bureaucratic consumer-focused mandate (ensure consumers have access to a diversity of news).