by AppleInsider | Feb 23, 2021 | Australia, Facebook
Facebook has announced that it will restore the ability for users in Australia to share news content on the social platform, following changes to the country's media code. The company banned all news sharing last week in response to a proposed Media Bargaining Law,... by AppleInsider | Feb 18, 2021 | Australia, Facebook
Facebook has followed through on its threat to ban users from sharing news on its platform in Australia, in response to proposed media laws in the country that the company claims "fundamentally misunderstand" its relationship with publishers who share news content.... by AppleInsider | Feb 8, 2021 | Apple Watch, Australia, ECG
The Apple Watch's irregular heart rhythm notifications have been approved in Australia, indicating that approval for the ECG feature may be soon to follow after years of waiting, according to EFTM. Documents seen by EFTM from Australia's Therapeutic Goods... by AppleInsider | Sep 11, 2020 | Apple Card, Australia, European Union
Over a year after its U.S. launch, MacRumors has uncovered a range of evidence to suggest that Apple Card may soon be launching internationally. A source claiming to be close to an unnamed Australian banking corporation involved in supporting Apple Card... by AppleInsider | Sep 8, 2020 | antitrust, App Store, Australia, Google, Google Play
Australia is now investigating app store policies as part of yet another antitrust inquiry into Apple and Google (via Gizmodo). The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced that it will investigate the competition between the Google Play... by AppleInsider | Sep 1, 2020 | Australia, Facebook
Facebook has said it will stop users in Australia from sharing news on the social network if a proposed law from the country's competition regulator comes into force that would require it to pay local media companies for their content (via CNET). The threat comes... 