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18 Feb, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Am I supposed to feel sorry for Australian news publications being silenced by Facebook for trying to blackmail the company into paying them whenever someone posts a link to their publications?
Let’s get this straight. Facebook sends traffic to these sites, which benefit from free use of the platform that enables them to monetize and earn profit from Facebook traffic. Now these sites are demanding Facebook pay them whenever they (the sites) post their own links to them.
Fuck you, Facebook isn’t a charity.
And the braindead Australian government went along with it because they’re in the pockets of Rupert Murdoch.

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This is so awesome. High-speed internet no matter where you are in the world.
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Fiber's not gonna be obsolete anytime soon because it's still much easier and cheaper to lay down in urban areas. But this'll serve anyone living in rural areas and make telecommuting to work entirely possible even if you don't live in a city.

The future is decentralized.
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