This is the right move by Facebook (and Google) in the face of naked crony capitalism. It's an effort by the Morrison government to engage in rent-seeking on b

This is the right move by Facebook (and Google) in the face of naked crony capitalism. It's an effort by the Morrison government to engage in rent-seeking on behalf of Rupert Murdoch's News (which essentially operates as the communications arm of Morrison's government), Nine (which held a fundraiser after the last national election for Morrison) and other media groups. Yes, there are many valid criticisms of and concerns we should have with tech giants, but this proposed code doesn't deal with any of those concerns. Australia's former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who has stepped up his war against Murdoch's influence on Australian Democracy in recent years, was incredibly perceptive and scathing of this proposed code recently [1]. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiFTT_QgqIc&feature=youtu.be&t=351 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiFTT_QgqIc&feature=youtu.be...