Digital divide | Fairness of online advertising and content distribution

PRETORIA - The digital age has been blamed for many things going wrong and how we perceive and receive news has now been brought under the spotlight. 

This is why the Competition Commission is investigating how digital platforms distribute news content and whether this hampers competition. 

Platforms such as Google and Facebook have been said to benefit from news content without bearing the costs of production. 

The news production industry is struggling globally, with fewer journalists and declining revenues. 

Senior analyst at the Competition Commission Donnavan-John Linley discusses this further.