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I'm a little confused, why is Bing exempt from this new law? Edit: Okay, they are exempt because they are not called Google or Facebook. I didn't realise the
by Ardren 6y ago
I'm a little confused, why is Bing exempt from this new law?
Edit: Okay, they are exempt because they are not called Google or Facebook. I didn't realise the law was only going to be applied to two companies by name. Which, I don't know, doesn't sound like how laws should work?
- marcus_holmes 6y agoAnd what happens when Bing is serving everyone their news and News Corp is still not making any money? Do they extend this particular law to any business that isn't owned by Murdoch and makes any ad revenue from news content?
- shakna 6y agoThe law is written such that the companies it applies to are those the Minister deems that it should. The Minister is also allowed to change the definition required for a company to fit eligibility without altering the law. So, yes, if the Minister suddenly decides to add others to the list, that is exactly what will happen. But there's no need to pass it by Parliament first. And that is as bad as you think it is.
- marcus_holmes 6y agoThat's... ridiculous. Thanks for the info :)
- SecurityLagoon 6y agoYeah that is my biggest problem with this legislation... the law should allow or criminalise specific behaviours or characteristics, not name specific organisations. I'm no Google or Facebook fan but targeting them in legislation for who they are rather than what they do is crazy.