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Facebook's head of policy in the Asia-Pacific argues it was the government's proposed law — and not a failure to test their algorithm — that pushed them to "inadvertently" block emergency services pages during bushfire season.
Google and Facebook were both under fire over the media bargaining code in Australia. Google may have won CNN 2/18/2021 © Provided by CNN Mark Zuckerberg Sundar Pichai Facebook and Google are taking vastly different approaches to an escalating battle in Australia that could reset the relationship between tech and media. In the face of a proposed media code that would force Big Tech to pay publishers for news shared on their platforms, Facebook has decided that it would rather just stop people from finding such content on its service altogether. The company's ban on news content in Austra...
By Press Association 2021 A disclaimer is shown on the bottom of Australiaâs Bureau of Meteorology page on the Facebook app Australian plans to make digital giants pay for journalism have raised questions among proponents and critics, including whether it effectively makes Google and Facebook “pay for clicks”. The battle is being watched closely in the European Union, where officials and legislators are drafting sweeping new digital regulations. Sir Timothy Berners-Lee (Herbert Knosowski/AP) Sir Timothy Berners-Lee, the British ...
Facebook blocked Aussies from reading and sharing local news on Thursday Emergency services and domestic violence helpline pages were also removed Simon Milner, head of policy in the Asia-Pacific, said it is not Facebook's fault Mr Milner didn't comment on whether algorithm tests had been undertaken He admitted some vital pages had been 'inadvertently' caught up in the ban
By Press Association 2021 A disclaimer is shown on the bottom of Australiaâs Bureau of Meteorology page on the Facebook app Australian plans to make digital giants pay for journalism have raised questions among proponents and critics, including whether it effectively makes Google and Facebook “pay for clicks”. The battle is being watched closely in the European Union, where officials and legislators are drafting sweeping new digital regulations. Sir Timothy Berners-Lee (Herbert Knosowski/AP) Sir Timothy Berners-Lee, the British ...