TaylorSwift 162,481 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Facebook has announced that it will block Australian users from sharing or viewing news content amid a dispute over a proposed law. Australia wants tech giants like Facebook and Google to pay for the content reposted from news outlets. The social media giant said the proposed law "fundamentally misunderstands the relationship between our platform and publishers". Under its new rules, Facebook said Australian users would not be able read or share news content on the platform, while Australian news publishers would be restricted from sharing or posting any content on Facebook pages. https://store.taylorswift.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonkers 30,860 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Good. Taking care of Koalas is a full time job. Remember to like and subscribe, and click on the bell icon to get the latest updates Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bebe 17,289 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Break up big tech. Interesting that Facebook can block access to and the spread of real news when they believe it’s advantageous to their profit margin but can’t do the same with fake news, conspiracies and misinformation *I should mention I’m not a fan of the proposed law brainstormed by Rupert Murdoch and his cronies, however I do think the threats and actions Google and Facebook have made make the unreasonable level of influence and power they have even more blindingly obvious. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rat Boy 43,832 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Good thing I get my news from GGD! "****ing rat" - @Dynamite Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Can't wait for this to be selectively enforced Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahb 17,188 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Already done, all news pages have nothing on them now Do you feel him sir? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUtterfield 8 41,818 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Everybody wants money Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlepotter 76,612 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Facebook and Google can suck my **** chaeri pls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tylerjs 6,093 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I mean I kind of think it’s a good thing. Facebook has no business being regarded as a news source anyway. You can still discuss topics you’re aware of to spread awareness and then do your own research at actual, reputable news outlets online. If you can navigate indecently to Facebook, you can probably do the same for a reliable news source online. Besides, not that I’m an ally of big tech by any means (the opposite actually), they are private corporations at the end of the day and can control whatever content they want. We choose to relinquish certain rights to use their products, and that experience can very in different areas. I say keep “news” off Facebook altogether and restore faith in going to independent sources for news 🇨🇺🇧🇸 “It’s one banana, how much could it cost? $10?” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,125 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Why did Australian gov want to be paid for news shared in other sites? Were there no Ozzies subscribes to the local monthly news on app or websites so they have to take this route? (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOJA CAT 1,833 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 sooooooo stupid!!! Facebook is my app full of locals where I get my local info from.. thank u, next Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefamebitch 834 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I wish this was a feature across Facebook. I truly miss the early days of Facebook when it was more personal and you felt more comfortable sharing news, life info, etc regularly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACATL 2,128 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Hmmm “news” through social media has become society’s downfall. Not so sure this is bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahb 17,188 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Even satire news pages are blocked, unfortunately we'll no longer have gems like this Edit: nevermind they brought it back. Do you feel him sir? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micmaky 917 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 It's not just news pages, charity pages, music blogs, suicide and mental health pages etc. Wish there was a viable altèrnative to fb that's not filled with trumpsters Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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