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“#Facebook sorry for threat to ban 81-year-old for hate speech” Facebook has apologized to Rita Rich-Mulcahy, the 81-year-old knitter who was nearly banned from the site for promoting “white pigs.” It all started when Rich-Mulcahy, of Adelaide, Australia, began knitting stuffed animals to pass the time and distract the grieving widow from the death of…
“#Australia passes law requiring Facebook, Google to pay for news” Australia’s parliament officially passed a landmark law Thursday effectively forcing tech titans to pay for news content following intense public opposition from Facebook and Google. The first-of-its-kind measure cleared its last hurdle when the parliament approved a set of amendments made to appease Facebook, which…
“#Australian lawmakers push news law after Facebook concessions” Australian lawmakers advanced a bill that effectively will force Google and Facebook to pay media companies for news content, clearing the last major hurdle for legislation that could set precedents for government policies worldwide. The bill, which was amended and green-lighted by Australia’s Senate, will return to…
“# Blockchain Australia ousts retail merchant crypto project Qoin ” Blockchain Australia — the industry body for the novel tech in the country — has expelled Qoin, a retail merchant crypto project based in Gold Coast, Queensland. According to a notice of disciplinary action issued on Feb. 19, Blockchain Australia initially served Qoin with a…
“#Facebook backs down on bullying in a win for journalism” Facebook has backed down from its bullying, making a deal with the Australian government less than a week after it tried to intimidate it into dropping a bill to make tech giants pay for content that drives their traffic. It’s yet more reason the United…
“#Canada, Australia stand up to Facebook-Google — more nations to join fight” Facebook’s outrageous bid to blackmail Australia into dropping its efforts to make tech companies pay for journalism isn’t working. Indeed, Canada will follow its Commonwealth cousin and require that tech giants pay for the news that helps drive users to their highly profitable…
“#Canada to take on Facebook by seeking payment for content” Canada is poised to take on Facebook, following the example set by Australia, which began a war with the tech giant when the country’s publishers backed proposed legislation demanding payment for their content. Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault condemned Facebook’s actions as “highly irresponsible” last…
“#Australians flock to parody sites on Facebook after news ban” What a joke! Facebook users in Australia flocked to parody news content on Thursday after the social media giant blocked legit news from its platform. The 10 top-performing posts by Australian Facebook pages on Thursday were nearly all from satirical sites, according to data from…
“#Australia took a stand against Facebook — and got silenced” On Wednesday, Facebook launched a capital strike against the country of Australia. Rather than continue negotiations with Australia regarding paying for the news content circulating on its platform, Facebook decided to pull up stakes. Within hours, the company announced it would “restrict publishers and people…
“#Facebook plays hardball rather than play fair with news organizations” Facebook’s scorched-earth campaign to pressure Australia’s Parliament to back off a bill that would force tech companies to pay for content has backfired: “Delete Facebook” is trending on other social-media platforms after the company banned news — and even critical government information services — from down under….