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Re:Changes to sharing and viewing news on Facebook in Australia by catmanjan on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @05:25PM (#26172636)
While that is probably technically true, in reality the Australian government is unlikely to make Australian businesses comply, giving them a competitive advantage - I think this is a protectionist policy, but the right won't admit to that because it goes against their "free market" ideals.
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Re:Changes to sharing and viewing news on Facebook in Australia by csomar on Thursday February 18, 2021 @07:27AM (#26179028)
What's probably going to happen, however, is that small times bloggers will take over the news scene in Facebook. It won't bother me, since major news outlet have become crap already.
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Re:Changes to sharing and viewing news on Facebook in Australia by echevil on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @05:51PM (#26172906)
Does Australia have businesses in similar model like Facebook? Or are you talking about completely different models?
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Re:Changes to sharing and viewing news on Facebook in Australia by catmanjan on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @06:05PM (#26173064)
I don't believe we do, but I think the government may be thinking that now would be an excellent opportunity for someone to give it a go (our prime minister has a funny saying "if you have a go, you will get a go")
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Re:Changes to sharing and viewing news on Facebook in Australia by jfoster on Thursday February 18, 2021 @12:07AM (#26176099)
I haven't read the legislation so I don't know for sure, but from what I understand about it, it might be an even better time to start a news media company.

Just by publishing, Google are compelled to negotiate with you on the price to license something that they are being forced to license? I can only imagine that there is or will be some mechanism that allows them off the hook, otherwise it's only a matter of time until they have to leave Australia.

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Re:Changes to sharing and viewing news on Facebook in Australia by incompatible on Thursday February 18, 2021 @01:28AM (#26176635)
It would be a big risk, considering defamation laws in Australia, not to mention being at the mercy of the government for your business model.

I suppose it has worked in Russia and China though.

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Re:Changes to sharing and viewing news on Facebook in Australia by biztos on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @07:58PM (#26174080)
> if you have a go, you will get a go

OT and I do understand the meaning, but as a matter of language isn’t this in the wrong order?

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Re:Changes to sharing and viewing news on Facebook in Australia by sjy on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @10:02PM (#26175011)
Yes, if you assume that both parts refer to the same “go.” But “have a go” here means something like “work hard and contribute to the economy.” It doesn’t refer to possessing the thing you “get” in exchange, ie. money.
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