Re:Facebook to restore news pages in Australia
by berndi on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @04:01AM
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Its more like FB decided to go with the nuclear option, Z, instead of X or Y. This is reminiscent of mob-like extortion tactics, not of good-faith engagement with the legislative process of a democracy.
>And the drafters of that law very intentionally made the definition of news content as vague and broad as possible, to maximize the damage and thus minimize the odds of Facebook actually doing it.
Did you get that narrative straight from FB's PR department?
If you're outraged that "Facebook did this in the middle of a pandemic", why not be at least as outraged at the government for trying to pass such a law "in the middle of a pandemic"?
Australia: We're going to draft a law that requires Facebook to do X or Y.
Facebook: If those are the options. we're going to do Y.
Australia: You're bluffing, you'd never dare to do Y. We're going to pass that law soon, and we're sure you'll do X instead.
Facebook: Ok, we'll start doing Y right now.
Australia: Outrageous! How dare you try to strongarm a democracy by doing Y.