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There's a lot, and much of it dates back a month or more. This most recent shot fired by Google about withdrawing from Australia is just the latest in an argum

There's a lot, and much of it dates back a month or more. This most recent shot fired by Google about withdrawing from Australia is just the latest in an argument that's been brewing. Nine months ago, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22917941 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22917941 : Facebook, Google to be forced to share ad revenue with Australian media (theguardian.com) Five months ago, https://news..com/item?id=24004754 https://news..com/item?id=24004754: Australia to make Google and Facebook pay for news content (apnews.com) Also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24005109 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24005109 : All news or no news for Google, Facebook under new code in Australia (mumbrella.com.au) Google published an Open Letter, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24182494 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24182494 : Google: Open Letter to Australians (about.google) Then 44 days ago, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25349265 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25349265 : Google and Facebook set for showdown with Australian publishers (abc.net.au) Also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25355136 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25355136 : Australia: Facebook, Google forced to pay for news content under new media laws (sbs.com.au) Then 33 days ago, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25472707 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25472707 : Google tells Australian Government it is considering withdrawing “completely” (theage.com.au) Nine days ago, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25759014 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25759014 : Google blocks Australian news in 'experiment' (afr.com) Then 7 days ago, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25775985 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25775985 : Australia calls out Google for “experiment” blocking some news sites (trust.org)

chrismorgan 6y ago
Also very relevant, ACCC’s response to Google’s open letter: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24185374 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24185374 (They basically said, “Google is engaging in a FUD campaign here, making various claims about the effects of the legislation, some of which are probably not true and some of which are flat-out lies”, only they said it slightly more politely—but only slightly, definitely more bluntly than is commonly the case in such things. I read much of the draft legislation and found that it exactly matched ACCC’s position expressed in that response, though small parts of Google’s position on the purpose of the legislation and what it may lead to were also reasonable.)

chrismorgan 6y ago

Also very relevant, ACCC’s response to Google’s open letter: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24185374 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24185374 (They basically said, “Google is engaging in a FUD campaign here, making various claims about the effects of the legislation, some of which are probably not true and some of which are flat-out lies”, only they said it slightly more politely—but only slightly, definitely more bluntly than is commonly the case in such things. I read much of the draft legislation and found that it exactly matched ACCC’s position expressed in that response, though small parts of Google’s position on the purpose of the legislation and what it may lead to were also reasonable.)