Tag: News Media Bargaining Code

Facebook Has Pulled Its ‘Big Gun’ and Fired on Australia: Former Facebook CEO

Former Facebook CEO Stephen Scheeler said Facebook has pulled out a big gun and fired on Australia by banning users from viewing and sharing news on the platform. The news ban, which has spilt over also to affect government and emergency services, is the social media giant’s retaliation to the Morrison government’s impending News Media Bargaining Code….


Facebook Has Pulled Its ‘Big Gun’ and Fired on Australia: Former Facebook Executive

The former chief executive officer for Facebook Australia and New Zealand, Stephen Scheeler, said the social media giant has pulled out a big gun and fired on Australia by banning users from viewing and sharing news on the platform. The news ban, which has spilt over also to affect government and emergency services, is the social…


‘Facebook Was Wrong’: Australian Treasurer Stands Firm Against Tech Giant

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has warned Facebook’s decision to pull news content from Australian users will damage its reputation in the country. “Facebook was wrong,” Frydenberg told reporters in Canberra, Australia. “Facebook’s actions were unnecessary, they were heavy-handed, and they will damage its reputation here in Australia.” “Their decision to block Australians’ access to government sites…


‘Facebook Was Wrong’: Australian Treasurer Stands Firm Against Tech Giant’s ‘Heavy-Handed’ News Ban

Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has warned Facebook that its decision to pull news content from Australian users will damage its reputation in the country. “Facebook was wrong. Facebook’s actions were unnecessary, they were heavy-handed, and they will damage its reputation here in Australia,” Frydenberg told reporters in Canberra. “Their decision to block Australians’ access to government…


Facebook’s Australia News Ban Justifies More Big Tech Regulation: Expert

According to Chris Cooper, executive director at Reset Australia, Facebook’s decision to pull news content from Australia justifies the need for “better regulation” around Big Tech. “This is the biggest argument that could be made for better regulation around these platforms to mitigate the harms these … reckless decisions have on our democracy,” Cooper told…


Second Major Australian Media Group Locks in Deal With Google

A second major commercial news outlet in Australia has struck a deal with Google in less than a week, as the tech giant moves to pre-empt an impending media payment law. Nine Entertainment, which owns radio, newspaper, and television assets across the country, has signed a Letter of Intent with Google Australia to be paid…


Australia’s Seven West Media Strikes Payment Deal With Google

One of Australia’s largest media groups has inked a deal with Google to pay for its news content, potentially bypassing the government’s News Media Bargaining Code. The agreement is expected to be finalised in 30 days and will see Seven West Media, one of the more prominent commercial media outlets so far, signing up to…


Microsoft Urges US to ‘Copy’ Australia’s Big Tech Media Law

Microsoft is calling on the United States to adopt Australia’s media payment law. In a blogpost, Microsoft President Brad Smith wrote that Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code “deserves serious consideration” and that the United States should not object to the law, but “copy it instead.” Smith indicated that Microsoft would support similar proposals in the…