Aussie watchdog readies clampdown on Google, Facebook


  • TECH
  • Monday, 24 Jun 2019

Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are the four big tech companies under US scrutiny.

Australia's competition watchdog is poised to call for far-reaching new regulations on Facebook, Google and other tech giants which could have global ramifications for how they make money and choose the content people consume.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's recommendations, if confirmed, would be among the strongest yet in a drive to rein in the power of digital behemoths amid a host of worldwide concerns ranging from anti-trust issues to privacy abuse, and their role in spreading disinformation and hateful content.

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