September 2024 interim report30 Sep 2024
On 4 December 2024, the ACCC released the ninth interim report for the Digital Platform Services Inquiry.
The report revisits competition and consumer issues arising in the supply of general search services in Australia. It examines technology, regulatory and industry change since the ACCC last considered general search services in the September 2021 interim report of this Inquiry, including the impact of general search and trends in search quality.
The report does not make any new recommendations but highlights the continued need for regulatory reform to address digital platform-related competition and consumer harms, as recommended in the September 2022 interim report of this inquiry.
See: Digital Platform Services Inquiry interim report - September 2024
Media release
Issues paper
To inform this report, the ACCC released an issues paper on 18 March 2024, seeking views from interested stakeholders related to the supply of general search services in Australia, including regulatory and industry developments, and potential competition and consumer issues.
Submissions to Issues paper
The ACCC received submissions in response to the issues set out in the issues paper from interested parties.