Digital platforms
Large digital platforms such as Google, Facebook, X and TikTok: their market power, the ACCC platform inquiries, news bargaining codes and platform regulation.
Research 3
Dynamic Capabilities and the Knowledge Problem of Ex Ante Platform RegulationAllen, D.W.E. and Berg, C. (2026) · Working paper, SSRNRent Seeking as a Response to Multisided Market Collapse: The Case of Australia’s News Media Bargaining RegimeAllen, D.W.E. and Berg, C. (2026) · Working paper, SSRNCyberbullying and public policy: an evolutionary perspectiveBerg, C. (2015) · University of South Australia Law Review 1
Policy 8
Submission to the Senate inquiry into the Digital Duty of Care BillBerg, C. and Allen, D.W.E. (2026) · Submission to the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee inquiry into the Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026Submission to the Australian Treasury News Bargaining Incentive Consultation PaperBerg, C. and Allen, D.W.E. (2026) · Submission to the Australian Treasury consultation on the News Bargaining IncentiveDynamic Competition and Digital Platforms: Submission to the Australian Treasury Consultation on a New Digital Competition RegimeBerg, C., Allen, D.W.E., Auer, D., Lane, A.M., Manne, G.A. and Potts, J. (2025) · Submissions and reportsSubmission to the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee inquiry into the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combating Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024Berg, C. and Lane, A.M. (2024) · Submissions and reportsSubmission on the final report of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Digital Platforms InquiryBerg, C., Allen, D., Auer, D., Lane, A., Manne, G.A. and Morris, J. (2019) · International Center for Law & EconomicsSubmission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Digital Platforms InquiryBerg, C. and Hurwitz, G. (2019) · International Center for Law & EconomicsA social problem, not a technological problem: Bullying, cyberbullying and public policyBerg, C. and Breheny, S. (2014) · Institute of Public AffairsSubmission to the Department of Communications Discussion Paper ‘Enhancing Online Safety for Children’Berg, C. and Breheny, S. (2014) · Institute of Public Affairs
Media 7
The Australian ideas New Zealand should watch rather than copyThe New Zealand Initiative · 4 June 2026U.S. retaliation over Australia’s news bargaining lawTicker · 3 May 2026“It won’t work” – Under-16 social media ban: age checks, errors and safeguardsTicker · 31 August 2025
Why is Russia fining Google for more money than there is on Earth?Download This Show · 7 November 2024
Woke Museums And The Parisian Nonsense MachineThe Looking Forward Podcast · 18 September 2019Should GoFundMe Repent?The Looking Forward Podcast · 26 June 2019How Should We Regulate Social Media, If At All?The Looking Forward Podcast · 20 March 2019Commentary 14
Donald Trump is right. Australia has been free-riding on US techAustralian Financial Review · 25 Feb 2025Policy Without Policymaking: Australia’s New Digital Competition Regime Is Primarily Designed to Get Through ParliamentTruth on the Market · 21 Dec 2024Albo’s reckless and draconian misinformation legislation completely undermines itselfCrikey · 19 Sep 2024Taxpayers should not bail out journalism. They do so already!Crikey · 23 Aug 2024Social media has huge problems with free speech and moderation. Could decentralised platforms fix this?17 Mar 2021Australia’s Confused Tech Regulators Are Cracking Down on Google for Using LinksReason · 10 Sep 2020Christian Porter’s defamation reform would be a catastrophic mistakeThe Sydney Morning Herald · 26 Nov 2019Regulate? Innovate!IPA Review · 1 Aug 2019The cyberbullying moral panicIPA Review · 1 May 2014Combatting The Cyberbully MythThe Sunday Age · 23 Mar 2014Privacy pose shows the minister is off his FacebookThe Sunday Age · 30 May 2010Hands Off Software, SamuelAustralian Financial Review · 17 Jul 2007The other flurry of media mergersIPA Review · 1 Dec 2006Halters On Google For NowAustralian Financial Review · 9 Feb 2006