Julie Clarke 9/2/21 Julie Clarke 9/2/21

Our corporate cops allowed Facebook to grow big by worrying about the wrong thing

Stephen King, ‘Our corporate cops allowed Facebook to grow big by worrying about the wrong thing’ (The Conversation, 9 February 2021)

Julie Clarke 5/2/21 Julie Clarke 5/2/21

WWO fined $24m for criminal cartel conduct

On 18 June 2020 Wilhelmsen Ocean AS (WWO) pleased guilty to criminal cartel conduct. It has now been convicted and ordered by the Federal Court to pay a fine of $24 million.

Julie Clarke 29/1/21 Julie Clarke 29/1/21

ACCC authorises gas marketing joint venture

The ACCC has granted interim authorisation to Vintage Energy Ltd, Metgasco Ltd and Bridgeport Pty Ltd to enter into joint marketing arrangements.

Julie Clarke 28/1/21 Julie Clarke 28/1/21

Ad Tech Interim Report released

The ACCC’s Digital Advertising Services Inquiry Interim Report was released today.

Julie Clarke 25/1/21 Julie Clarke 25/1/21

Is news worth a lot or a little? Google and Facebook want to have it both ways

Tim Dwyer, ‘Is news worth a lot or a little? Google and Facebook want to have it both ways’ (The Conversation, 25 January 2021)

Julie Clarke 15/1/21 Julie Clarke 15/1/21

Google completes Fitbit transaction

Google has completed its acquisition of Fitbit. This comes while the ACCC was still conducting an informal review. The ACCC had previously released a statement of issues and rejected a proposed undertaking. The matter has become an enforcement investigation for the ACCC.