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The stakes are high for Facebook and Google if Australians decide to get their news elsewhere – The Guardian
If the two tech giants make good on their threat to walk, we might have a chance to reimagine our public square
Global tech giants Google and Facebook are using the Australian public as human bargaining chips as they raise the stakes in their bid to block what would be world-leading laws to end the conceit that news content is a free natural resource.
While the legislation in question is complex and technical the product of more than 18 months review and consultation the political battle is totemic: should big tech be responsible for its impact on our broader democracy?
Thats the underlying premise of t…
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