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British Panel Calls for Stricter Antitrust Rules on Tech Giants
Adam Satariano, The New York Times, Tuesday 12th March 2019, 12 March 2019 Britain has this week added its voice to the global backlash against the growing power of technology companies, as a British government report released on Wednesday affirmed that Big Tech is reducing consumer choice and harming innovation. The 150 page report said the country needed stricter rules on acquisitions in the technology industry and...
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Businesses urged to ‘do more’ to win public contracts
BBC News, Monday 11th March 2019, 07 March 2019 The UK government is set to announce that businesses looking to secure public sector contracts will need to do more to help improve society, with issues like modern slavery and climate change top of the list to tackle. The UK spends £49bn with outside organisations every year, and will also try to award more contracts to small firms. When drawing...
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Crisis in Democracy: Renewing Trust in America. The report of the Knight Commission on Trust, Media and Democracy
The Aspen Institute, February 2019, 02 March 2019The Knight Commission report focuses on the intersection of distrust in American democratic institutions and in the journalistic media. Worthwhile for any professional interested in the current climate of distrust, this report finishes with ten recommendations for journalism, technology and citizens, on how democratic governance can best be...
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Crisis in Democracy: Renewing Trust in America. The report of the Knight Commission on Trust, Media and Democracy
The Aspen Institute, February 2019, 02 March 2019The Knight Commission report focuses on the intersection of distrust in American democratic institutions and in the journalistic media. Worthwhile for any professional interested in the current climate of distrust, this report finishes with ten recommendations for journalism, technology and citizens, on how democratic governance can best be...
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Japan antitrust probe to target Amazon, Rakuten and beyond
Kosuke Takeuchi and Junichi Sugihara, Nikkei Asian Review, Wednesday 27th February 2019, 27 February 2019 Japanese antitrust authorities are set to launch a probe into Amazon Japan, Rakuten and Yahoo Japan, who are suspected of forcing online vendors into shouldering an unfair burden in rewarding customers through loyalty programs, Nikkei Asian Review has reported. The Japanese Fair Trade Commission is investigating changes in Amazon Japan’s reward...
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The road to digital unfreedom: three painful truths about social media
Ronald J. Deibert, Journal of Democracy, January 2019, 20 February 2019In this article, Ronald J. Deibert from the University of Toronto examines the state of big tech companies today. Describing Google as a ‘massive commercial surveillance system’, Deibert explains what he calls ‘three painful truths’ about social media. First, that the social-media business model is based on relentless surveillance of personal...
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The road to digital unfreedom: three painful truths about social media
Ronald J. Deibert, Journal of Democracy, January 2019, 20 February 2019In this article, Ronald J. Deibert from the University of Toronto examines the state of big tech companies today. Describing Google as a ‘massive commercial surveillance system’, Deibert explains what he calls ‘three painful truths’ about social media. First, that the social-media business model is based on relentless surveillance of personal...
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Carsales boss blames banking royal commission for profit declaration
Jennifer Duke, The Sydney Morning Herald, Wednesday 13th February 2019, 13 February 2019 Carsales CEO Cameron McIntyre has blamed Australia’s banking royal commission for continued difficulties in the vehicle sales site’s financing division, though he expects “moderate” growth in the second half of 2019. For the first half of 2019, Carsales’ net profit was down 82 per cent to $11.1 million, which Mr McIntyre said was due to...
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Gucci and Adidas Apologise and Drop Products Called Racist
Tiffany Hsu & Elizabeth Paton, The New York Times, Thursday 7th February, 07 February 2019 Less than a week into Black History Month, Adidas and Gucci have apologised and pulled products criticized as racist. The Gucci item: an $890 black-knit women’s balaclava that could be pulled up over the lower half of a woman’s face, which included bright red lips ringing an opening for the mouth. This aspect was widely denounced on social media...
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The Centre’s top five predictions for 2019
Wayne BurnsWith the New Year marched in, and with most of us hardly believing that it’s been 12 months since we didn’t become better people, it’s time for the Centre to make its annual predictions for the practice of corporate public affairs.
Looking back on our predictions for 2018 – led by a prediction that more...
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