The draft law explicitly prevents Facebook from blocking only news outlets that attempted to negotiate [1]: > The draft code would prohibit digital platforms d

The draft law explicitly prevents Facebook from blocking only news outlets that attempted to negotiate [1]: > The draft code would prohibit digital platforms discriminating against the news content of news media businesses on the basis of their participation in the code. This is crucial. A negotiation that you cannot genuinely back out from is not a negotiation at all, it is effectively extortion. If Facebook cannot back out of a negotiation with an individual news outlet, I think it will choose to back out of news altogether. If Facebook is being honest that news is not much of a commercial interest for them, this is the rational choice. [1] https://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/DPB%20-%20Draft%20news%20media%20and%20digital%20platforms%20mandatory%20bargaining%20code%20Q%26As.pdf https://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/DPB%20-%20Draft%20news%...