Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) says Google's dominance is costing Australian advertisers, publishers and consumers. Google is misusing its dominance of digital advertising in ways that cause “likely harms” to advertisers, publishers and “ultimately consumers” by forcing up prices for all three groups, according to Australia’s competition … [Read more...] about Google Costs Australian advertisers, publishers and consumers
Google AntiCompetitive Behaviour Unlockd
Australian mobile advertising startup Unlockd has filed legal proceedings in the US against Google claiming it collapsed because of the tech giant's anticompetitive behaviour. The once high-flying Australian founded startup has filed a 69-page complaint in the state of California, in which it claims it was forced into bankruptcy as a direct result of Google banning Unlockd's … [Read more...] about Google AntiCompetitive Behaviour Unlockd
Australia Without Google
More than nine in 10 web searches in Australia are typed into a Google search bar. Whether on a smartphone, laptop, tablet or television, dictated to a smart speaker or requested from a car’s connected dashboard, Google’s search engine is omnipresent in modern gadgets. For many people, “google” has become more a verb than a brand. But the trillion-dollar tech giant is … [Read more...] about Australia Without Google
The Social Dilemma
After seeing this explosive documentary, you will doubt everything you have discovered on the internet. The Social Dilemma will herald change.. the internet, Government, it will change how Google, Facebook, Twitter and online companies operate.. forever. This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding … [Read more...] about The Social Dilemma
Google to pay NEWS Publishers: new licensing deal
Google has bowed to global pressure from regulators and lawmakers and agreed to pay some publishers for news content in a major strategic shift by the search advertising giant. The $US978 billion ($1.4 trillion) company, which has long resisted paying publishers for news, announced a new licensing program in a blog post late yesterday afternoon and revealed it had signed … [Read more...] about Google to pay NEWS Publishers: new licensing deal