Aussie Watchdog Calls for New Laws to Combat Online Scams and Anti-Competitive Behaviour

Aussie Watchdog Calls for New Laws to Combat Online Scams and Anti-Competitive Behaviour
A record 2.7 million online scams were taken down last year by the UK's National Cyber Security Centre Dominic Lipinski/PA
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Australia’s consumer watchdog is calling for new digital platform laws to be passed that would protect consumers against scams, fake reviews, redress consumer complaints and anti-competitive conduct.

In its fifth interim report (pdf) on digital platforms that was released on Nov. 11, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said that the country’s current competition and consumer laws are not “well-suited” to address such issues.
Henry Jom
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Henry Jom is a reporter for The Epoch Times, Australia, covering a range of topics, including medicolegal, health, political, and business-related issues. He has a background in the rehabilitation sciences and is currently completing a postgraduate degree in law. Henry can be contacted at [email protected]
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