By Laurel Henning ( May 19, 2020, 03:34 GMT | Insight) -- An Australian mandatory code of conduct governing commercial relationships between Facebook, Google and news organizations, must reset the unequal bargaining power the platforms have over “greatly dispersed content providers,” Australia’s top competition official said. Australian Competition & Consumer Commission Chairman Rod Sims said a concept paper published today aiming to begin discussions on the code’s design asks questions including whether news companies should bargain collectively, or individually with digital platforms.An Australian mandatory code of conduct governing commercial relationships between Facebook, Google and news organizations, must reset the unequal bargaining power the platforms have over “greatly dispersed content providers,” Australia’s top competition official said....
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