The Australian Competition Authority launches an inquiry into digital platforms

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4 Dec 2017

The Australian Competition Authority launches an inquiry into digital platforms

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Australian Competition Authority, Inquiry into digital platforms, 4 December 2017

ACCC commences inquiry into digital platforms* The Federal Government has today formally directed the ACCC to commence an inquiry into digital platform providers such as Facebook and Google. The ACCC’s inquiry will look at the effect that digital search engines, social media platforms and other digital content aggregation platforms are having on competition in media and advertising services

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Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (Canberra)

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Australian Competition Authority, The Australian Competition Authority launches an inquiry into digital platforms, 4 December 2017, e-Competitions December 2017, Art. N° 86908

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