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RE: https://timeloop.cafe/@alienghic/116755786196743629

A very good point that Australia & UK are both affected by News (Murdoch empire legacy media). In fact, Caroline De Cock, author of this piece, explicitly ties the Murdoch-y campaigning to the loss of their revenue stream from Meta, as she says, the timeline was not subtle:

“The timeline of Australia's ban for under-16s is not subtle. In March 2024, Meta declined to renew its commercial agreements with Australian news outlets under the News Media Bargaining Code, a mechanism that had generated over $200 million for publishers in the preceding three years. The "Let Them Be Kids" campaign launched by News Corp Australia across its national mastheads followed closely on the heels of that decision, collecting over 54,000 petition signatures. Nova Radio, owned by Lachlan Murdoch's Illyria Pty Ltd, ran a simultaneous campaign declaring a ban would win the vote of every parent.

“By November 2024, legislation had passed both chambers of parliament after a committee inquiry of three hours, following a 24-hour public submission window. Prime Minister Albanese thanked News Corp by name in his announcement: "I do want to single out News Corp for the campaign that they've run, Let Them Be Kids."

“The remark was striking. A head of government credited a media company, publicly and by name, when announcing legislation affecting millions of children. The legislation that the media company had campaigned for. The legislation whose primary targets were the digital competitors of that same company.

“Not a conspiracy but commercial logic… operating in plain sight.”

#SocialMediaAgeRestrictions #SocialMedia edia #AusPol #LegacyNewsMedia #NewsCorpAustralia #NewsMediaBargainingCode #politicalLobbying #conflictOfInterest #reconnectingConsequencesToCauses

RE: https://timeloop.cafe/@alienghic/116755786196743629

A very good point that Australia & UK are both affected by News (Murdoch empire legacy media). In fact, Caroline De Cock, author of this piece, explicitly ties the Murdoch-y campaigning to the loss of their revenue stream from Meta, as she says, the timeline was not subtle:

“The timeline of Australia's ban for under-16s is not subtle. In March 2024, Meta declined to renew its commercial agreements with Australian news outlets under the News Media Bargaining Code, a mechanism that had generated over $200 million for publishers in the preceding three years. The "Let Them Be Kids" campaign launched by News Corp Australia across its national mastheads followed closely on the heels of that decision, collecting over 54,000 petition signatures. Nova Radio, owned by Lachlan Murdoch's Illyria Pty Ltd, ran a simultaneous campaign declaring a ban would win the vote of every parent.

“By November 2024, legislation had passed both chambers of parliament after a committee inquiry of three hours, following a 24-hour public submission window. Prime Minister Albanese thanked News Corp by name in his announcement: "I do want to single out News Corp for the campaign that they've run, Let Them Be Kids."

“The remark was striking. A head of government credited a media company, publicly and by name, when announcing legislation affecting millions of children. The legislation that the media company had campaigned for. The legislation whose primary targets were the digital competitors of that same company.

“Not a conspiracy but commercial logic… operating in plain sight.”

#SocialMediaAgeRestrictions #SocialMedia edia #AusPol #LegacyNewsMedia #NewsCorpAustralia #NewsMediaBargainingCode #politicalLobbying #conflictOfInterest #reconnectingConsequencesToCauses

RE: https://timeloop.cafe/@alienghic/116755786196743629

A very good point that Australia & UK are both affected by News (Murdoch empire legacy media). In fact, Caroline De Cock, author of this piece, explicitly ties the Murdoch-y campaigning to the loss of their revenue stream from Meta, as she says, the timeline was not subtle:

“The timeline of Australia's ban for under-16s is not subtle. In March 2024, Meta declined to renew its commercial agreements with Australian news outlets under the News Media Bargaining Code, a mechanism that had generated over $200 million for publishers in the preceding three years. The "Let Them Be Kids" campaign launched by News Corp Australia across its national mastheads followed closely on the heels of that decision, collecting over 54,000 petition signatures. Nova Radio, owned by Lachlan Murdoch's Illyria Pty Ltd, ran a simultaneous campaign declaring a ban would win the vote of every parent.

“By November 2024, legislation had passed both chambers of parliament after a committee inquiry of three hours, following a 24-hour public submission window. Prime Minister Albanese thanked News Corp by name in his announcement: "I do want to single out News Corp for the campaign that they've run, Let Them Be Kids."

“The remark was striking. A head of government credited a media company, publicly and by name, when announcing legislation affecting millions of children. The legislation that the media company had campaigned for. The legislation whose primary targets were the digital competitors of that same company.

“Not a conspiracy but commercial logic… operating in plain sight.”

#SocialMediaAgeRestrictions #SocialMedia edia #AusPol #LegacyNewsMedia #NewsCorpAustralia #NewsMediaBargainingCode #politicalLobbying #conflictOfInterest #reconnectingConsequencesToCauses

RE: https://timeloop.cafe/@alienghic/116755786196743629

A very good point that Australia & UK are both affected by News (Murdoch empire legacy media). In fact, Caroline De Cock, author of this piece, explicitly ties the Murdoch-y campaigning to the loss of their revenue stream from Meta, as she says, the timeline was not subtle:

“The timeline of Australia's ban for under-16s is not subtle. In March 2024, Meta declined to renew its commercial agreements with Australian news outlets under the News Media Bargaining Code, a mechanism that had generated over $200 million for publishers in the preceding three years. The "Let Them Be Kids" campaign launched by News Corp Australia across its national mastheads followed closely on the heels of that decision, collecting over 54,000 petition signatures. Nova Radio, owned by Lachlan Murdoch's Illyria Pty Ltd, ran a simultaneous campaign declaring a ban would win the vote of every parent.

“By November 2024, legislation had passed both chambers of parliament after a committee inquiry of three hours, following a 24-hour public submission window. Prime Minister Albanese thanked News Corp by name in his announcement: "I do want to single out News Corp for the campaign that they've run, Let Them Be Kids."

“The remark was striking. A head of government credited a media company, publicly and by name, when announcing legislation affecting millions of children. The legislation that the media company had campaigned for. The legislation whose primary targets were the digital competitors of that same company.

“Not a conspiracy but commercial logic… operating in plain sight.”

#SocialMediaAgeRestrictions #SocialMedia edia #AusPol #LegacyNewsMedia #NewsCorpAustralia #NewsMediaBargainingCode #politicalLobbying #conflictOfInterest #reconnectingConsequencesToCauses

RE: https://timeloop.cafe/@alienghic/116755786196743629

A very good point that Australia & UK are both affected by News (Murdoch empire legacy media). In fact, Caroline De Cock, author of this piece, explicitly ties the Murdoch-y campaigning to the loss of their revenue stream from Meta, as she says, the timeline was not subtle:

“The timeline of Australia's ban for under-16s is not subtle. In March 2024, Meta declined to renew its commercial agreements with Australian news outlets under the News Media Bargaining Code, a mechanism that had generated over $200 million for publishers in the preceding three years. The "Let Them Be Kids" campaign launched by News Corp Australia across its national mastheads followed closely on the heels of that decision, collecting over 54,000 petition signatures. Nova Radio, owned by Lachlan Murdoch's Illyria Pty Ltd, ran a simultaneous campaign declaring a ban would win the vote of every parent.

“By November 2024, legislation had passed both chambers of parliament after a committee inquiry of three hours, following a 24-hour public submission window. Prime Minister Albanese thanked News Corp by name in his announcement: "I do want to single out News Corp for the campaign that they've run, Let Them Be Kids."

“The remark was striking. A head of government credited a media company, publicly and by name, when announcing legislation affecting millions of children. The legislation that the media company had campaigned for. The legislation whose primary targets were the digital competitors of that same company.

“Not a conspiracy but commercial logic… operating in plain sight.”

#SocialMediaAgeRestrictions #SocialMedia edia #AusPol #LegacyNewsMedia #NewsCorpAustralia #NewsMediaBargainingCode #politicalLobbying #conflictOfInterest #reconnectingConsequencesToCauses

Crikey | Albo’s big tech levy still gives too much power to the platforms — and trips over what qualifies as a media outlet by Sami Shah

AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information.

The Albanese government’s revamped news‑bargaining incentive, dubbed the “News Media Code 2: Bargaining Wars,” imposes a 2.25 % levy on the Australian gross revenue of Google, Meta and TikTok unless they negotiate commercial deals with eligible news publishers—deals that can cut the charge to zero and earn credits worth 150 % of the deal value (or 170 % for smaller outlets). While the scheme is praised for finally recognizing that journalism is not a hobby and for offering a potential revenue boost, critics argue it still hands too much power to the platforms and creates uncertainty over what qualifies as a media outlet, risking situations such as journalists receiving AI‑generated redundancy notices.

Read more: https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/01/big-tech-levy-news-media-bargaining-code-too-much-power/

#Albanesegovernment #bigtech #journalism #media #newsmediabargainingcode

Why Discrimination Clauses in Bill C-18 Won’t Help Supporters War on Meta

With Meta in the process of blocking news in Australia, some have argued that discrimination clauses in Bill C-18 will save everyone. They won't.

https://www.freezenet.ca/why-discrimination-clauses-in-bill-c-18-wont-help-supporters-war-on-meta/

#Copyright #International #News #Australia #BillC18 #Canada #Facebook #NewsMediaBargainingCode #OnlineNewsAct

Why Discrimination Clauses in Bill C-18 Won’t Help Supporters War on Meta

With Meta in the process of blocking news in Australia, some have argued that discrimination clauses in Bill C-18 will save everyone. They won't.

https://www.freezenet.ca/why-discrimination-clauses-in-bill-c-18-wont-help-supporters-war-on-meta/

#Copyright #International #News #Australia #BillC18 #Canada #Facebook #NewsMediaBargainingCode #OnlineNewsAct

Meta States the Obvious: Users Don’t Use Their Services for News

Meta has had a piece published on Medium explaining that news is not a driver for their platforms success.

https://www.freezenet.ca/meta-states-the-obvious-users-dont-use-their-services-for-news/

#Business #Copyright #News #Australia #Canada #Facebook #LinkTax #Meta #NewsMediaBargainingCode

Meta States the Obvious: Users Don’t Use Their Services for News

Meta has had a piece published on Medium explaining that news is not a driver for their platforms success.

https://www.freezenet.ca/meta-states-the-obvious-users-dont-use-their-services-for-news/

#Business #Copyright #News #Australia #Canada #Facebook #LinkTax #Meta #NewsMediaBargainingCode

Canadian and Australian Officials to Meet Over Meta Pullout

Reports are suggesting that Canadian and Australian officials are going to meet after Meta pulled out. It's unclear what they can accomplish, though.

It seems to be the beginning of the end for the large media companies free ride at

https://www.freezenet.ca/canadian-and-australian-officials-to-meet-over-meta-pullout/

#Copyright #International #News #Australia #Canada #Media #Meta #NewsMediaBargainingCode #OnlineNewsAct

Canadian and Australian Officials to Meet Over Meta Pullout

Reports are suggesting that Canadian and Australian officials are going to meet after Meta pulled out. It's unclear what they can accomplish, though.

It seems to be the beginning of the end for the large media companies free ride at

https://www.freezenet.ca/canadian-and-australian-officials-to-meet-over-meta-pullout/

#Copyright #International #News #Australia #Canada #Media #Meta #NewsMediaBargainingCode #OnlineNewsAct