The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is considering whether new laws are needed to rein in Google, Apple and Facebook, including rules to curb self-preferencing conduct and strengthen the merger review framework.
The ACCC will probe potential competition and consumer concerns over online retail platforms eBay, Amazon, Kogan and Catch.com.au, and has called for submissions as part of its ongoing inquiry into digital platform services.
IP Australia has rejected e-commerce giant Amazon’s patent application for a method of allocating resources in virtual computers, finding the patent’s claims were “nothing more than a scheme for scheduling work” and were not a manner of manufacture.
A job applicant has taken e-commerce giant Amazon to court for allegedly violating the Fair Work Act by refusing to give her a job because was pregnant.