Following its acrimonious battle with Google and Facebook over media payment laws, the Australian regulator is now targeting the dominance of Google’s search engine and web browser services. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is seeking submissions from stakeholders, including consumers and industry participants, to examine the possibility of mandating “choice screens” in all new smartphones, tablets, and laptops. Choice screens appear when a user starts up their device and it shows the consumer a list of alternative web browser or search engines to choose from, rather than just the one service already preselected by the manufacturer. Such a move would seek to counteract Google’s dominance in the space, with Google Search being the default search service for over 95 percent of mobile devices in Australia. Manufacturers of desktops, tablets, and mobiles typically include a pre-installed operating system, and a specific web browser. Web browsers, in turn, often include …