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Canberra braces as Big Tech pushes for White House action on regulation

By James Panichi ( March 23, 2025, 19:30 GMT | Comment) -- Until recently, Australia’s strides towards regulating United States technology giants have been a source of national pride, suggesting that no matter how big the companies, in this jurisdiction they must play by local rules. Today, Australia’s regulatory exceptionalism is set to become a liability, with Big Tech giants using a submission to the US administration to clobber Canberra, accusing it of unfairly extorting money from the companies under a thinly disguised protectionist project. The document could scuttle the small-target strategy adopted by the Australian government to avoid the wrath of US President Donald Trump.There was a time, not long ago, when Australia reveled in its high-profile role as a pioneer of research into the regulation of digital platforms....

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