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Good on Facebook for actually calling the Government’s bluff, with a straightforward explanation of the economics, instead of pretending to and posting strange
by nojs 6y ago
Good on Facebook for actually calling the Government’s bluff, with a straightforward explanation of the economics, instead of pretending to and posting strange and confusing things like Google. I tend to believe them that the impact will be minimal, but will be huge to publishers (which is why the law was so ridiculous in the first place).
- IfOnlyYouKnew 6y agoNobody disputes the economics. That’s why a law was needed. You’re confusing might with right.
- nojs 6y agoIf linking to Australian news content is not in the financial interests of the company, why would they continue to do it? It shouldn’t be surprising that they choose not to.
- IfOnlyYouKnew 6y agoYes, it’s in their immediate interest in the same way as working for $5/day is preferable to not working.
- logicchains 6y agoAnd so the law just pushes the service out of existence, like a high minimum wage just leaves the people who couldn't generate more than $5/day jobless (otherwise Africa could just set the minimum wage to $20/hour and eliminate proverty. The world doesn't work that way.).
- SilverRed 6y agoGoogles marketing team is so hopeless we can't even work out what they are doing about this issue.