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Essential poll: two-thirds of Australians say government should regulate Facebook and Google – The Guardian
Poll also suggests 60% agree tech giants have too much power and should pay media outlets for distributing their news content
A majority of Australians want the government to regulate the digital behemoths, and voters also support moves to make Facebook and Google pay for mainstream media content, according to the Guardian Essential poll.
The latest fortnightly survey of 1,034 voters shows three in five Australians (59%) agree that Facebook and Google have too much power and should be regulated by the government, with 13% of respondents disagreeing with that proposition.
A similar percentage (57%) believes Facebook and…
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