On 28 October 2021, the ACCC released its third interim report as part of its inquiry into markets for the supply of digital platform services.
This report examines the provision of web browsers and general search services to Australian consumers and the effectiveness of choice screens in facilitating competition and improving consumer choice. The report also provides the ACCC’s advice to the Australian Government on Google’s rollout of search engine choice options on new Android devices in Europe.
See: Digital platform services inquiry - September 2021 interim report
Issues paper
To inform its September 2021 report, the ACCC released an issues paper on 11 March 2021 seeking views on the operation of browsers and general search services in Australia. Submissions to the issues paper closed on 15 April 2021. On 14 May 2021, the ACCC published public versions of the submissions received.
| Document title | Published date |
|---|---|
| Digital platform services inquiry - September 2021 report - Issues paper ( PDF 730.33 KB ) | 11 March 2021 |
Submissions to issues paper
The ACCC received submissions in response to the issues set out in the issues paper from interested parties. Individuals’ contact details have been removed from submissions (unless otherwise requested).
| Document title | Published date |
|---|---|
| Anonymous ( PDF 172.48 KB ) | 18 August 2021 |
| Australian Communications Consumer Action Network ( PDF 333.99 KB ) | 14 May 2021 |
| Centre for Responsible Technology ( PDF 260.7 KB ) | 14 May 2021 |
| David Salant ( PDF 39.85 KB ) | 21 May 2021 |
| Developers Alliance ( PDF 127.28 KB ) | 14 May 2021 |
| Digital Media Research Centre ( PDF 129.03 KB ) | 14 May 2021 |
| DuckDuckGo, Inc. ( PDF 15.91 MB ) | 14 May 2021 |
| DuckDuckGo, Inc. (supplementary submission) ( PDF 223.8 KB ) | 21 July 2021 |
| Ecosia ( PDF 3.16 MB ) | 14 May 2021 |
| FairSearch ( PDF 450.73 KB ) | 14 May 2021 |
| Google ( PDF 1.74 MB ) | 21 May 2021 |
| John Allsopp ( PDF 80.41 KB ) | 18 August 2021 |
| Mark Nottingham ( PDF 71.5 KB ) | 14 May 2021 |
| Matt Stoller ( PDF 568.38 KB ) | 14 May 2021 |
| Microsoft ( PDF 247.24 KB ) | 14 May 2021 |
| Mozilla ( PDF 1.08 MB ) | 14 May 2021 |
| Mr Martin ( PDF 28.36 KB ) | 21 July 2021 |
| Oracle Corporation ( PDF 876.34 KB ) | 14 May 2021 |
| Tom Sear ( PDF 1.16 MB ) | 3 June 2021 |