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‘We don’t respond to coercion’: Frydenberg rejects Facebook news boycott threat – Sydney Morning Herald
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Communications Minister Paul Fletcher have said the government will not bow down to threats from the tech giants.
“And so were committed to these reforms we wont be bullied, no matter how big the international company is, no matter how powerful they are, no matter how valuable they are.”
Communications Minister Paul Fletcher also pushed back at Facebook’s warning, likening it to other “heavy-handed threats” that big tech companies had made in the past without putting into action.
The government response makes it clear the mandatory code on local news content will proceed as planned once the Australian Com…
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