Industry responds to ACCC digital platform recommendations

July 30, 2019 9:58

In a move which has been widely applauded by industry figures, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has handed down its final report as a result of the Digital Platforms Inquiry it has been undertaking for 18 months.

The wide-ranging report has resulted in 23 recommendations, targeting mainly Google and Facebook, to help stem the spread of fake news, improve data security, and support journalism.

Large media organisations including Nine, Seven, Ten and News Corp all welcomed the results of the report, which was released to the public on Friday.

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Hannah Blackiston

Hannah Blackiston was the deputy editor of Mumbrella. She worked with the company from March 2019 to November 2020.

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