I think I've pinned down all the analysts, academics and lobbyists who are on Team Facebook and Google. They keep sharing each other's material yelling "Link tax!" "Murdoch!" "Traffic!" over and over without seeking to correct their own loaded analysis to reality..
🤦🏽♀️ too many people aren’t up to speed on Australia and repeating each other’s bad takes. notion a tax would be a better solution than a mandatory bargaining code is a bad take if you care about capitalism, news integrity, journalism and avoiding friction of regulated business.
The new law moving forward is super important to small and medium sized news in Australia and instructional to the globe. The number of mistakes I keep seeing and hearing in hot takes are off the charts.
OK, I relent. In my press to get hot takes more consistent with reality in Australia, I have pushed ppl to read 2yr ACCC report which is backbone to this public policy action. But yes it's 500pgs.
Instead I ask to read pp1-11 of cite report as it's clear. parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/downl…
Instead I ask to read pp1-11 of cite report as it's clear. parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/downl…
It provides antitrust context and outlines criticism almost entirely driven by (of course) Google and Facebook.
Although I do note they repeatedly cite a site founded by, partially owned by a Google employee, SearchEngineLand? I wonder if they even know this?🤦🏾♀️@JoshFrydenberg
Although I do note they repeatedly cite a site founded by, partially owned by a Google employee, SearchEngineLand? I wonder if they even know this?🤦🏾♀️@JoshFrydenberg
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