ACCC boss reveals four key questions being considered in digital platforms inquiry

July 3, 2018 5:50

The effects of Facebook and Google’s domination of the digital advertising industry is one of the key questions the government’s digital platforms inquiry hopes to answer, ACCC boss Rod Sims said today.

“How we approach the proliferation of digital platforms, and how they collect and manage our data, is one of the defining questions of our age,” Sims said in a speech in Sydney .

Sims: “We are also looking at the impact of the digital platforms on the quality of news and journalism in this country”

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Paul Wallbank

Paul Wallbank was news editor at Mumbrella between June 2017 and June 2019. Previously he's covered business and technology issues for outlets ranging from The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald to the ABC and Business Spectator.

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