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Youth, lifestyle websites fear ACCC code may ‘accidentally destroy media diversity’ – Sydney Morning Herald
A group of websites that are worried about their future will write to the ACCC urging it to work closely with Facebook and Google to save media diversity.
While traditional media companies like Nine and News Corp have largely welcomed the draft version of the code, which could be legislated by the end of the year, it has been rejected by Google and Facebook.
Facebook told its users two weeks ago that it would pull news articles from its main website and Instagram in Australia to avoid being penalised. Google has separately said the proposed rules would “dramatically worsen” the experience for its local users and lead to privacy risks, claims whic…
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