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THE Hampshire Chronicle is joining colleagues across local news media to warn the public not to be duped by fake newspapers. The news industry is today launching a campaign called Don’t Be Duped against political propaganda leaflets which are designed to look and feel like independent local newspapers. News publishers say these publications are designed to mislead the public, damaging trust in both local newspapers and politicians at a time when trusted sources of information are more i...

Coscelli: Legal Powers ‘Critical’ For Digital Markets Unit The legal powers underpinning the new Digital Markets Unit to level the playing field between the tech giants and the publishers are “critical” and Government has promised to introduce a draft Bill “in the coming months,” the chief executive of the Competition and Markets Authority has said.    In an extended interview with Amol Rajan for The Media Show this week, Andrea Coscelli said he believed that the Australian ...

* Action escalates dispute over planned Australian law * Law would require Facebook to share revenues from news (Adds Facebook comment about Frydenberg call, details on enforcement) SYDNEY, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Facebook faced backlash from publishers and politicians on Thursday after blocking news feeds in Australia in a surprise escalation of a dispute with the government over a law to require it to share revenue from news. Facebook wiped out pages from Australian state governments and charities...

Facebook's decision to block people from sharing news in Australia has been rebuked by lawmakers around the world, raising the specter of a much wider showdown between the world's biggest social media platform and the governments and news organizations fighting to check its power.

Facebook faces a global backlash over its bid to ‘bully’ Australia Facebook’s decision to block people from sharing news in Australia has been rebuked by lawmakers around the world, raising the specter of a much wider showdown between the world’s biggest social media platform and the governments and news organizations fighting to check its power. Elected officials and media publishers in the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany and the United States slammed Facebook’s actions on Thursday, ...

Facebook’s decision to block news appearing on its Australian sites has sparked outrage overseas with some branding the tech giant a “schoolyard bully”.

Julian Knight, chair of the Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee, says pulling plug on Australia ‘the worst type of corporate…

Julian Knight, chair of the Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee, says pulling plug on Australia ‘the worst type of corporate…

Facebook has been accused of using bullying tactics after its decision to ban news on its platform in Australia. The tech giant is pulling news content from its platform in Australia, over a new law proposal that compels internet firms to pay news organisations. Julian Knight, chair of the Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee, said the social network’s reaction is “staggeringly irresponsible” and was a message to the world about any country that tries to limit its power. Speak...

Julian Knight, chair of the Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee, says pulling plug on Australia ‘the worst type of corporate…