Last year it alleged to the ACCC that Google was draining about one gigabyte of mobile data monthly via snooping. But the ACCC digital platforms inquiry is also investigating concerns of anti-competitive conduct. Preliminary recommendations include that a regulatory authority monitor:* whether digital platforms are “engaging in discriminatory conduct by favoring their own business interests above those of advertisers or potentially competing businesses”; and* “the ranking of news and journalistic content by digital platforms and the provision of referral services to news media businesses”. It was better to amend the Copyright Act to, as News said, “make it crystal clear that digital platforms are liable for infringing content on their platforms”. “The digital platforms are having a profound effect on the Australian media’s ability toadequately fund the ongoing quality production of news and premium content,” Nine said.

Source: Fox News March 12, 2019 13:41 UTC