Australia has been punching way above its weight when it comes to tech regulation. Its showdown over news on Alphabet’s Google and Meta Platforms’ Facebook last year grabbed the world’s attention, forcing the two internet companies to back down from
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Remember when the cookie age started? Guessing who really saw your ad was finally done. You no longer had to wonder whether you reached that specific target group or not. Targeted advertising lived up to its name. And now… well… what now?
Because the
Advertising technology research firm Lotame reports that Snap, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube have lost a combined $9.85 billion thus far in the third and fourth quarters of the year. The new Apple privacy policy went into effect in late April, about
Broadcasters, publishers and other media companies will soon be asked to comment on the draft European Media Freedom Act that will “ensure the integrity and independence of the European media market,” EU internal market commissioner Thierry Breton sa
Online advertising enables advertisers to reach individuals with their products and brands, while helping organisations to generate income to fund their online services. It supports a large ecosystem of advertising technology (adtech) providers, publ
The European media sector, through the voice of public and commercial broadcasters, radios and the press, acknowledges the General Approach adopted by the Council of the European Union on the Digital Markets Act (“DMA”). This step forward reflects th
Tough new restrictions on combining user data for ad targeting and a total ban on processing the data of minors have become a lot more likely after a key parliamentary committee added important new clauses to the draft Digital Markets Act (DMA).
Recent reporting suggests Facebook and CEO Mark Zuckerberg presented different versions of its policies in private and public.
The Wall Street Journal recently revealed that Facebook treats users’ posts differently depending on their wealth, privile
IAB Tech Lab, the digital advertising technical standards-setting body, announced today the ads.cert 2.0, a standard introduced to enhance security in the digital advertising ecosystem by using industry-standard cryptographic security protocols.
Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan signaled changes are on the way in how the agency scrutinizes acquisitions after revealing the results of a study of a decade's worth of Big Tech company deals that weren't reported to the agency.
The UK's information commissioner is to ask some of the most powerful countries in the world to join forces against cookie pop-ups online.
As Big Tech’s market power grew, so did its political clout. Now, as the EU tries to rein in the most problematic aspects of Big Tech – from disinformation, targeted advertising to unfair competition practices – the digital giants are lobbying hard t
South Korea’s parliament has approved on the 31st of August 2021 a bill that prohibits Apple and Google from forcing app developers to only use their proprietary billing systems. The bill is an amendment to South Korea’s Telecommunications Business A
Beijing has legitimate reasons to rein in giants such as Didi and Ant Group.
by David Doty
Here we go again. Another Congress, another administration, another misguided push by politicos in D.C. focused on controlling the marketplace and breaking up Big Tech, supposedly to advance innovation and consumer interests. The proble
by Katharine Kemp, UNSW
I spent last week studying the 26,000 words of privacy terms published by eBay and Amazon, trying to extract some straight answers, and comparing them to the privacy terms of other online marketplaces such as Kogan and Catch (
On 9 July 2021, the Independent Regulators Group (Telecoms) and the European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (Audiovisual) organised a joint event entitled "Working together: Why does it matter?" for their respective members.
The DSA, which amends the e-Commerce Directive (2000/31/EC) will govern the responsibilities of digital platforms. Following the example set by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), it will also apply to platforms established outside the EU
Digital firms with deep-rooted market power to be subject to mandatory code to drive up competition
- New powers proposed for watchdog to suspend, block and reverse decisions by tech giants, and issue fines of up to 10% of turnover for serious brea
The Commission has proposed today an ambitious reform of the digital space, a comprehensive set of new rules for all digital services, including social media, online market places, and other online platforms that operate in the European Union:…
