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The article is light on details. Do we have an idea of what the text of the amended law will say? I imagine Australians could end up with a law that says "exact
by probably_wrong 6y ago
The article is light on details. Do we have an idea of what the text of the amended law will say? I imagine Australians could end up with a law that says "exactly the same as before, except for Facebook" which would be very bad for everyone else.
- jeeeb 6y agoSo far it seems like only press statements have been released. ABC is reporting some small tweaks to the law (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-23/facebook-reverses-news-ban-on-australian-sites-media-code/13173984 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-23/facebook-reverses-new...) 1. Introduction of a good faith mediation period prior to compulsory arbitration 2. Introduction of a clause requiring the treasurer to consider existing deals before applying the code. Basically it seems like FB have agreed to pay media companies but with a stronger hand in negotiations.