Headline June 29, 2019/ '' 'AUSSIE'S WATCHDOG READIES' ''

'' 'AUSSIE'S WATCHDOG READIES' ''

THE WORLD STUDENTS SOCIETY - is the exclusive ownership of every single student of Australia, just as it is the exclusive ownership of every student in the world.

And with that The World Students Society - for every subject in the world, - rises, to give the students of Australia a standing ovation and to thank them for their sustained and growing support.

AUSTRALIA'S COMPETITION WATCHDOG is poised to call for far-reaching new regulations on  Facebook, Google and other tech giants -

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 world -wide concerns ranging from anti-trust issues to privacy abuse, and their role in spreading disinformation and hateful content.

Following an 18-month inquiry into the power of digital platforms, the ACCC is due to issue its final report by June 30.

It is expected to include proposals for sweeping controls over tech companies' handling of personal data and their use of ''unique'' algorithms to rank how they display advertisements, search results and content.

In a 328-page preliminary report issued in December, the ACCC had raised alarm over the ''substantial'' market poser wielded by the likes of Google, Facebook, and notably the ''lack of transparency'' in their operations.

''We are at a critical point in considering the impact of digital platforms on society,'' said the report, initiated by the conservative government at the behest of Australia's main media organisations.

The report focused attention on the huge impact Google and Facebook have had on Australia's news industry, with the number of newspaper and online journalists falling more than 20 percent since 2014 as digital advertising revenues were overwhelmingly captured by the two tech titans.

''While the ACCC recognises their significant benefits to consumers and businesses, there are important questions to be asked about the role the global digital platforms play in the supply of news and journalism in Australia,'' it said.

A set of preliminary proposals set out in the report, many of which are expected to figure in the final conclusions, include greater regulation over the personal handling of personal data, similar in Europe's General Data Protection Regulation [GDPR] introduced last year.

It also called for new penalties for invasion of privacy and greater controls on merger and acquisition activity by the biggest digital firms.

One of the most radical suggestions is the creation of an Algorithm Review Board to monitor the  complex formulae used to deliver advertisements, and rank news content and referral services to news media.

The ACCC said such a regulator was needed to ensure the big digital players do not ''favor their own business interests, through their market power and presence across multiple markets.''

''There are also issues with the role of digital platforms in determining what news and information is accessed by Australians, how this information is accessed by Australians, how this information is provided, and its range reliability.''

ACCC chairman Rod Sims has said the regulatory authorities in the United States, Britain, Europe and other areas are closely monitoring the outcome of the Australian inquiry as they all mull possible responses to the growing power of tech titans.

The Honor and Serving of the latest Global Operational Research on Digital Giants, Markets and Laws, continues. The World Students Society thanks, researchers and authors at AFP.

With respectful dedication to the Leaders, Students, Professors and Teachers, and the great citizens of Australia, and then the world.

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