The Coalition Government has today released the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Digital Platforms Inquiry final report. 

This follows the release of the ACCC’s Preliminary Report on 10 December 2018. In December 2017, the ACCC was directed by the Government to inquire into the impact of digital search engines, social media platforms, and digital content aggregators on the state of competition in media and advertising services markets.  The Inquiry formed part of a package of reforms to modernise and update Australia’s media laws. Since that time, the ACCC has conducted an extensive and detailed inquiry over 18 months, having issued around 60 statutory notices requiring the provision of documents, receiving more than 180 public submissions and conducting multiple stakeholder forums.

See: https://www.accc.gov.au/focus-areas/inquiries/digital-platforms-inquiry/final-report