Competition Commission
ANTON HARBER: A great deal is at stake in watchdog’s hearings on media industry
Local publishers, broadcasters and editors use the stage to confront global tech platforms
06 March 2024 - 05:00
Does Google do good, spreading information and knowledge and supporting free expression, as it claims? Or is it a greedy predator, stealing the local news and sucking the local media dry, as many publishers are saying?
These are the questions at the core of the Competition Commission’s inquiry into the media market and digital platforms. It is taking place in a small room in the department of trade, industry & competition’s Pretoria campus, and most of the chatter is highly technical and obscure. ..
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