Britain should follow Australia and demand that Facebook pay publishers for the news content viewed and shared on its site, Health Secretary Matt Hancock indicated on Sunday. When asked about a potential UK clampdown on the social media colossus over sharing revenue generated from the content, the former Secretary for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport told…
UK Should Follow Australia and Make Facebook Pay for News Content: Hancock
UK Competition Watchdog to Scrutinize Big Tech
The UK’s competition watchdog is set to scrutinize Big Tech companies this year when it gains new powers independent of the EU, said Andrea Coscelli, chief executive of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Last month, the CMA opened an investigation into Google’s “Privacy Sandbox” project, to determine whether the project will distort competition. Coscelli said that…
Australian Govt Cuts Millions in Facebook Advertising After News Ban
February 22, 2021
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Australian government ministers are pulling the plug on advertising on Facebook, a move that could cost the tech giant millions, in response to its dramatic ban on news-related content last week. On Sunday, Health Minister Greg Hunt said that further advertising on the platform would not occur on his watch “until the issue is resolved.”…
YouTube Takes Down Video of Testimony Given During Ohio House Session
Google’s YouTube last week removed a video that showed an attorney testifying to the Ohio legislature. Thomas Renz, an attorney with the Ohio Stands Up! group, spoke to the Ohio House State and Local Government Committee in support of House Bill 90, which would implement legislative oversight of orders given by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. Renz…
Facebook News Ban Sends Australian Media Traffic Tumbling
Australian news outlets saw their web traffic take a tumble following Facebook’s dramatic ban on news-related content on the platform last week. Data from Chartbeat reveals that across 255 Australian news websites, overall traffic from Facebook users in Australia fell by 13 percent, while visits from overseas-based readers fell 30 percent, according to the ABC….
YouTube Takes Down New Trump Interview
YouTube took down a newly recorded interview with former President Donald Trump in Google’s latest action against conservatives. A Newsmax spokesperson told The Epoch Times via email that the company was told the Feb. 17 interview was removed because it violated YouTube’s community guidelines. A Google spokesperson told The Epoch Times via email: “We have…
Former Australian PM Lambasts Media Law for ‘Entrenching’ Murdoch Empire
February 18, 2021
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Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd claims impending media bargaining laws will entrench the power of Rupert Murdoch’s news empire. Rudd said Australian media was undergoing a “Fox News-isation” and was breeding climate change denialism and encouraging far-right political extremism. “The Murdoch media empire has campaigned viciously against one side of politics,” he said. Rudd is fronting…
Facebook Has ‘Unfriended Australia’: Prime Minister Scott Morrison
February 18, 2021
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has labelled Facebook’s decision to ban Australian users from viewing news content as “arrogant” and warned that he is in regular contact with world leaders, who are all contending with how to better regulate Big Tech. “Facebook’s actions to unfriend Australia today, cutting off essential information services on health and emergency…
Expert Questions Whether Facebook’s Crossfire in Australia Was Deliberate
February 18, 2021
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An Australian expert has said that it is “inconceivable” that Facebook accidentally restricted the pages of a cross-section of critical government departments, emergency services, and non-profit organisations when it implemented a ban on all news content from its platform in Australia. “Facebook hires some of the brightest and best in terms of algorithm design and…
Expert Questions Whether Facebook’s Crossfire Hitting Non-Profits, Emergency Services Was Deliberate
February 18, 2021
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An Australian expert says it is “inconceivable” that Facebook accidentally restricted the pages of critical government departments, emergency services, and non-profit organisations when it implemented a ban on all news content from its platform in Australia. “Facebook hires some of the brightest and best in terms of algorithm design and software engineering,” Associate Professor Rob…
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