ACCC INVESTIGATES MOBILE SEARCH AND BROWSER CHOICE

摘要

The ACCC's Digital Platform Services Inquiry – September 2021 Report on market dynamicsand consumer choice screens in search services and web browsers issues paper sets out theissues and invites input on:1. The impact of pre-installation and default settings on consumer choice andcompetition particularly in relation to online search and browsers;2. Trends in digital ecosystems and supplier behaviour in search services, browsers andoperating systems that may impact the supply of search and browsers to Australianconsumers;3. The extent to which existing consumer harm can arise from the design of defaultarrangements;4. The effectiveness of Google's choice screen roll out in Europe and whether it is fit forpurpose within Australia; and5. Whether there are any proposals, other than choice screens, that may facilitatecompetition and improve consumer choice in the supply of general search servicesand browsers in Australia.