Regulating Big Tech

from Economics Explored · host Gene Tunny

It’s been a challenging year 2020, but one positive development is that regulators in the US and Australia have started challenging the Big Tech companies Google and Facebook over alleged misuses of market power. Economics Explored host Gene Tunny provides an update and discusses the important economic concepts and policy issues. Links relevant to the conversation include: Joseph Stiglitz on Regulating Big Tech Don't Be Evil: The case against big tech by Rana Foroohar Australian Treasury Laws Amendment (News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code) Bill 2020 Economics Explored EP58: Tech Giants challenged by the Media and Governments Economics Explored EP22: Antitrust with Danielle Wood from the Grattan Institute Economics Explored EP21: Surveillance Capitalism with Darren Brady Nelson Economics Explored EP16: Big Economic issues for the 2020s

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The Big Tech companies Google and Facebook are being challenged by regulators in the US and Australia. Economics Explored host Gene Tunny provides an update and discusses the important economic concepts and policy issues.

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