Dec 11, 20251 min readThe perils of Australia's under-16 social media ban | Yaël Ossowski on Forum Daily Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR4odiEoSGY Australia’s under-16 social media ban is now live. On @ForumDailyNews, Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski drilled through …
Oct 9, 20254 min readThe Aussie experiment with ‘online safety’ is going about as well as you would expectThe Australian eSafety Commissioner is using the Online Safety Act to force online platforms to take down certain videos, or else. The Anglosphere is in the midst of yet another drawn-out battle …
Apr 2, 20255 min readHow Donald Trump Can Beat Europe’s Tech RegulationsIf there is one bright spot in Trump’s trade threats, it is that the conversation on how to improve the global regulatory space for the average consumer has been recalibrated. President Trump’s …
Dec 10, 20245 min readClass action hunters take aim at AustraliaIn line with common law tradition, the class action system was set up in Australia to address wrongs and deliver justice for ordinary people. But because of a lack of action from politicians and …
Oct 22, 20244 min readLawfare is bleeding the economyIt’s perplexing that Australian policymakers would roll out the red carpet for those who oppose the resources sector — the very industry that drives and powers national prosperity. Why kneecap your …
Sep 18, 20244 min readConsumers dudded by secret class action suitsWe are no strangers to settling our problems in court. Indeed, it is a core function of citizens in free societies. Staffed by esteemed judges and sometimes juries, people who believe they’ve been …
Jul 24, 20235 min readAustralia’s own media law isn’t helping news consumers eitherIn a news conference in Ottawa earlier this month, Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez sought to provide context for the tech industry’s reaction to the recently passed C-18, which outlines a process …
Mar 2, 20214 min readAustralia’s Attempted Blackmail of Facebook Shows the Pendulum Swings Back on ConsumersImagine this scenario: At the behest of several large legacy news outlets, a government institutes a law requiring that every time a news story is linked to on social media, the social network must …
Feb 20, 20211 min readBloomberg's influence on the WHO, Gamestop Hearings, Aussie Facebook News Takedown (Yaël on Joe Catenacci Show)https://youtu.be/bupPb8x9lHk -Michael Bloomberg’s influence on the World Health Organization and the forever Nanny State …
Jan 18, 20201 min readAussie Bushfires and CNN's poor debate – Consumer Choice Radio (18. Jan. 2020)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yJvls01Qbc Consumer Choice Radio: Ep. 2 Broadcast 18. January 2020 on The Big Talker 106.7FM. Hosts: Yaël Ossowski & David Clement Welcome to Consumer Choice …