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 7
Submission 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