Facebook and Google likely to face new regulators for news and ads

ACCC report argues for an authority to monitor ads to ensure tech giants do not break anti-competition laws

Facebook and Google are likely to face a strong push for new regulators in Australia to oversee news and advertising on their platforms following the completion of the competition regulator's inquiry into the tech giants.

In December 2017, then-treasurer Scott Morrison directed the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to look at the impact that search engines, social media platforms and other online aggregation sites were having on competition in media and advertising.