Facebook to restrict Australians from sharing or viewing news content

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#2658939 18-Feb-2021 12:42

Another own goal by Aussie propping up that old man and his crumbling media monopoly. I dont see this affecting Facebook too much and its a shame that aussies will not be able to see overseas media on there as it would just show how valuable the free exposure on there is when people would have just started to share overseas news media instead.

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#2658942 18-Feb-2021 12:43

networkn:
To be honest, right now, even if you pay, you are still likely the product :)

Yeah this. Put your email to buy something from an online store and then you're gonna get spamned left right and center

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#2659128 18-Feb-2021 18:15

I would agree with some comments that you should not rely on facebook for your news.

I doubt they really care about their revenue stream from Aussie.

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#2659131 18-Feb-2021 18:19

JaseNZ:

I would agree with some comments that you should not rely on facebook for your news.

I doubt they really care about their revenue stream from Aussie.

Totally agree, but sadly I know a bunch of people in the UK and OZ who rely on Facebook for the majority of their news.

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#2659135 18-Feb-2021 18:34

Wait a minute does that mean gossip and conspiracies will take over?

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#2659144 18-Feb-2021 19:08

networkn:

It's not like it's the only source of news, or should it be anyones primary source of news. Facebook is a Social Media Platform. If you want guaranteed access to news, go to a news outlet.

100% It started off as an awesome means to keep in social contact with friends and family. Now its a mess of clickbait, fake news, fake buy/sell, and data mining. Its not now a social networking platform its a data miner dressed as a keep in touch platform.

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#2659147 18-Feb-2021 19:11

tehgerbil:

Can we appreciate the irony here that NZ media (Stuff.co.nz) chose to actively disassociate itself with Facebook back in July last year on principle as a result of Facebooks stance actively support misinformation, lies and being a general cesspool of humanity?

No irony that I can see. Stuff, like most infotainment sites, is well, an infotainment site. It does have news if you choose to filter the Bachelorette, Kardashians, and a Westport house that sold at 45% above RV

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#2659148 18-Feb-2021 19:17

Batman: Wait a minute does that mean gossip and conspiracies will take over?

Yeah, maybe. When I read today that a TV complaint was upheld as a kid rode a cycle on the footpath, and NZ Post wont deliver to a brand new development as they has to step on 3 steps, anything is possible.

Id rather take the stance that I can read an opinion piece of in idiot journo, but he has a point. Or dismiss a journo Im ok with who seeks clickbait.

Filtering is the new norm. Any semi intelligent person can work out what's "normal"

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#2659156 18-Feb-2021 19:35

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They likely look at "How much is the AU media advertising expenditure" vs "How much would FB have to pay the AU media"

If they make less money from AU media advertising than would cost for them to keep the feeds going, the bean counters would say "Nope, not good for us"

Google decided that they would have better return by paying. Facebook decided that "we already send clicks to them so they should be happy"

They don't really care about Australia. It's a nice market but not a big deal either way. What they care about is the precedent it sets, particularly with regards to the EU.

Google got kneecapped by Microsoft so the precedent was less important.

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#2659160 18-Feb-2021 19:50

Link to the Microsoft-Google Barney.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-v-australia-morphs-into-google-v-microsoft-around-media-bargaining-code/

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#2659171 18-Feb-2021 20:25

First World problem (FFS)!

Are we now so stupid as a society we are unable to access our news outside of Facebook?

I give up, we are truly doomed.

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#2659180 18-Feb-2021 20:44

Batman: Wait a minute does that mean gossip and conspiracies will take over?

No body knows what will fill the void left by the removal of "Trusted" media from facebook aus.

I am hopefull that even more trusted sources (i.e. government and company press releases used directly) will take over, but there is a good chance this won't be the case.

It may be positive if people stop using facebook as a news source, instead getting their news direct.

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#2659181 18-Feb-2021 20:56

FWP? Maybe. Except it's not purely the news. But many other actual 'social' groups and pages in a single swoop. Some of these are coming back. Many still stuck

https://www.facebook.com/speedcafe - A car culture site.

Queensland health

SA Health

Multiple Police agencies

Rescue Helicopter groups (use as a branch for fundraising reach for example)

Employment unions / Trade Union

Disabled children and community groups like Domestic violence outreach groups.. the list goes on.

(They even screwed up and blocked themselves)

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/feb/18/facebook-blocks-health-departments-charities-and-its-own-pages-in-botched-australia-news-ban

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#2659183 18-Feb-2021 21:12

dafman: First World problem (FFS)!

Are we now so stupid as a society we are unable to access our news outside of Facebook?

I've seen instructions to access a news website described as "Open browser, go to Google, type news site name, click first result".

Yes, people can be a bit dumb.

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#2659275 18-Feb-2021 21:57

Can ozzies still get The Onion on face book? All the news sites are too much of a joke to be bothered with really.

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