Digital platforms inquiry - final report

How search engines, social media and content aggregators affect competition in media and advertising, news and journalism.

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission final report following its Digital platforms inquiry

This is the final report for the Digital Platforms Inquiry. In December 2017, the ACCC was directed to consider the impact of online search engines, social media and digital content aggregators (digital platforms) on competition in the media and advertising services markets. In accordance with the Terms of Reference, the ACCC has examined the implications of these impacts for media content creators, advertisers and consumers, focussing, in particular, on the impact on news and journalism.

See the full report here