Flexing the Muscles of Information Power
On the Australian News Media Mandatory Bargaining Code
De Gregorio, Giovanni
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Pollicino, Oreste
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Perotti, Elena
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2021
Verfassungsblog
2021-02-26
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Since July 2020, the global news media industry has been looking at Australia’s draft code, that would force Google and Facebook to negotiate with news publishers, pay for news, share data and advertising revenues. Facebook, in response, decided to ban Australian publishers and users from sharing or viewing Australian as well as international news content. Soon after, the social media changed its view, once the Australian government decided to step back and negotiate with Facebook. This interaction is not just an example of how Facebook can influence public policies, but also shows how powers are relocated among different actors in the information society.
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De Gregorio, Giovanni
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Australia
Digital Constitutionalism
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https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/facebook-flexing/
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