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"Facebook owner Meta's decision to stop paying Australian publishers for news
marks a bitter end to a long and often toxic relationship with digital news
publishers.
It was a hot-and-cold affair that defined over a decade of online publishing
and the work experience of a generation of reporters, and has ultimately left
the industry a shadow of its former self.
Although it may be tempting for lots of reasons, the Australian government
should avoid putting the boot into Meta by enforcing the News Media Bargaining
Code as it's threatened to do.
Doing so will only make a bad situation worse and won't solve the underlying
problem of who will pay for the news."
Spot on. The problem is very real, but this was never a workable solution.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
