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Facebook’s Australian Battle is a Dire Warning About the Future of the Internet
From CapX [capx.co]
Facebook’s decision to stop publishing news links in Australia is dominating politics Down Under today. But it’s implications are much broader.
Though the headlines are about a Big Tech company, this is really about legacy news organisations using state power for a bombing raid on their competitors. In the process they are setting an awful global precedent while undermining one of the founding principles of a free and open internet.
reintarnation:
Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
