-Removed-It seems that Facebook has delusions of grandeur if it thinks that by blocking news on its site that Australians can't get news anywhere else.
This is why the internet is as big as it is, so one group can't shut another group out. Seems to me Facebook is just trying to shoot themselves in the foot. Screw 'em.
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@Suzianne
Exactly and it's not like someone else can't create a new site which will and always does happen.
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@divegeester
A website gets money from ads and other stuff so if people are going to Facebook for news then Facebook gets the money instead of the news websites.
If I started a website and made money from your chess games and your short stories you would want some cash too. Especially if less people were going to your site and coming to mine.
It's not the Aussie government that wants the cash. They want big tech like Facebook and Google to pay news outlets for the news stories.
The news company is paying people to get and produce the news and big tech just gets it for free?
Not anymore.
I have a TV bill and the cable company has to pay someone too.
Big tech is basically getting free money from all the people going to them for the news.