Category: accc

Australia will make Facebook and Google pay for news content

Post author By Randall
Post date April 19, 2020
Categories In accc, Australia, australia competition and consumer commission, Facebook, gear, Google, government, Internet, News, regulation, Tech

[ad_1] Internet giants are about to face more government oversight in Australia. The country has ordered its Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to create a mandatory code of conduct that would ask Facebook, Google and others to pay news outlets when they use its content. The code would also dictate data sharing, news ranking and […]

Samsung under fire for its Australian advertising

Post author By Randall
Post date July 4, 2019
Categories In accc, Advertising, consumer watchdog, gear, lawsuits, Mobile, Samsung, Tech, water resistant

[ad_1] Despite what the marketing materials implied, Samsung phones can’t survive being submerged in anything other than fresh water. On the company’s website, it says that the Galaxy S10 series can resist dust and (fresh) water for 30 minutes at depths up to 1.5 meters. Of course, the small print on Samsung’s website did say […]