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Australia Stares Down Google and Facebook: ...Will Make Big Tech PAY FOR NEWS!.........(pay publishers for content)
breitbart ^
| 2/12/2021
| SIMON KENT
Posted on 02/12/2021 3:50:06 AM PST by caww
Australian lawmakers agreed Friday to enable world-first legislation that will make Alphabet’s Google and Facebook pay publishers for content.
The news media code, which Google has complained is “unworkable”, makes Australia the first country to challenge the market dominance of the U.S. tech giants.
“The bill will now be considered by the parliament from the week commencing 15 February 2021,” Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said in an emailed confirmation, Reuters reports.
As Breitbart News reported, the Australian push to rein in media companies has been months in the making and led to claim and counter-claim by Big Tech operators that making them pay for content is unfair.
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posted on
02/12/2021 3:50:06 AM PST
by
caww
To: caww
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posted on
02/12/2021 3:52:50 AM PST
by
Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults. )
To: caww
How would this effect FreeRepublic?
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posted on
02/12/2021 3:56:49 AM PST
by
Petrosius
To: Petrosius
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posted on
02/12/2021 4:01:42 AM PST
by
caww
(“For the people” and “For the children” - signals we're about to be scammed)
To: caww
Twitter and Instagram should be next.
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posted on
02/12/2021 4:02:49 AM PST
by
EEGator
To: EEGator
It’s interesting following this...they’re fighting against Australia’s plans.
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posted on
02/12/2021 4:04:28 AM PST
by
caww
(“For the people” and “For the children” - signals we're about to be scammed)
To: caww
Paying authors for content placed on one’s website. Wouldn’t that mean you are a PUBLISHER?
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posted on
02/12/2021 4:13:15 AM PST
by
I-ambush
(From the brightest star comes the blackest hole; you had so much to offer, did you offer your soul?)
To: caww
The Media is the enemy of the people...
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posted on
02/12/2021 4:14:54 AM PST
by
Does so
(The Media is the enemy of the people...)
To: Jonty30
As my mom would have said....”They got to big for their britches!”
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posted on
02/12/2021 4:16:54 AM PST
by
caww
(“For the people” and “For the children” - signals we're about to be scammed)
To: I-ambush
I don't think that was ever settled when they fought Wiki Leaks.
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posted on
02/12/2021 4:18:15 AM PST
by
caww
(“For the people” and “For the children” - signals we're about to be scammed)
To: caww
I thought I saw a reference to an article recently where they started paying UK for news.
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posted on
02/12/2021 4:42:13 AM PST
by
fruser1
To: fruser1
Well you’d have to look further as I don’t know.
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posted on
02/12/2021 4:49:50 AM PST
by
caww
(“For the people” and “For the children” - signals we're about to be scammed)
To: Petrosius
it probably means that free republic will not be allowed in Australia
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posted on
02/12/2021 5:25:47 AM PST
by
Cronos
To: Petrosius
How would this effect FreeRepublic? Looking at the text of the bill it all depends on the whim of the government. A Minister makes the determination of which digital platforms it applies to. Jim would need a lobbyist.
This is all designed to channel money to the media so it’s hard to decide who to root for.
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posted on
02/12/2021 5:39:36 AM PST
by
semimojo
To: caww
I know what side I’m on.
I’ll continue to follow this.
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posted on
02/12/2021 5:40:59 AM PST
by
EEGator
To: Petrosius
Hi.
I’m guessing that since FF doesn’t sell advertising, it would probably be exempt.
5.56mm
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posted on
02/12/2021 6:09:50 AM PST
by
M Kehoe
(Quid Pro Joe and the Ho ain't my president.)
To: M Kehoe
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posted on
02/12/2021 6:12:09 AM PST
by
M Kehoe
(Quid Pro Joe and the Ho ain't my president.)
To: caww
...............anything that Dorsey and Zuckerberg don’t like makes me happy...............
To: Cen-Tejas
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posted on
02/12/2021 9:05:44 AM PST
by
caww
(“For the people” and “For the children” - signals we're about to be scammed)
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