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Does anybody else see a continuation of the Murdoch-Zuckerberg feud here? Australia is probably the most Murdoch-aligned country in the world, so it's no surpri

Does anybody else see a continuation of the Murdoch-Zuckerberg feud here? Australia is probably the most Murdoch-aligned country in the world, so it's no surprise they have a problem with Meta. You can also go back to the whole hullabaloo a few years ago after Trump got elected and see that the three nations who hauled facebook over the coals (UK, US, AU) all have a agenda-setting Murdoch media presence.

foobar1962 5y ago
> Australia is probably the most Murdoch-aligned country in the world... Huh? We don't get Fox News here. He's been an American citizen for a long time now.
- techdragon 5y ago
  His family still owns and controls massive percentage of the Australian media landscape. Instead of Fox News we have Sky News, the names change but the agenda was set in place by management selected for alignment with a wold view favourable to the Murdoch family. From the top it becomes corporate culture and gains the veneer of not being just Murdoch’s mouthpiece, but the agenda is still firmly pointed their direction.
- 0xdeadb00f 5y ago
  Sorry mate, but they're right. Murdoch owns and controls most of our media.
- stephen_g 5y ago
  Murdoch part owns Foxtel, owns Sky News (Australia), as well as 70+% of newspaper readership around the country (almost 100% of newspapers in my state). Don't underestimate the reach of Sky News too - it's big on YouTube and they signed a deal just a little while ago to put it free-to-air in many regional areas (which is really bad - their 'Sky After Dark' program is just as bad or worse than much of Fox News). As well, they provide it free as one of the channels available on 'ParlTV' which is what supplies every TV in Parliament House, and pay airlines and public transit agencies to get it shown on screens in airport lounges, train stations, etc.

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Does anybody else see a continuation of the Murdoch-Zuckerberg feud here? Australia is probably the most Murdoch-aligned country in the world, so it's no surpri

by pasabagi 5y ago

foobar1962 5y ago
> Australia is probably the most Murdoch-aligned country in the world... Huh? We don't get Fox News here. He's been an American citizen for a long time now.
- techdragon 5y ago
  His family still owns and controls massive percentage of the Australian media landscape. Instead of Fox News we have Sky News, the names change but the agenda was set in place by management selected for alignment with a wold view favourable to the Murdoch family. From the top it becomes corporate culture and gains the veneer of not being just Murdoch’s mouthpiece, but the agenda is still firmly pointed their direction.
- 0xdeadb00f 5y ago
  Sorry mate, but they're right. Murdoch owns and controls most of our media.
- stephen_g 5y ago
  Murdoch part owns Foxtel, owns Sky News (Australia), as well as 70+% of newspaper readership around the country (almost 100% of newspapers in my state). Don't underestimate the reach of Sky News too - it's big on YouTube and they signed a deal just a little while ago to put it free-to-air in many regional areas (which is really bad - their 'Sky After Dark' program is just as bad or worse than much of Fox News). As well, they provide it free as one of the channels available on 'ParlTV' which is what supplies every TV in Parliament House, and pay airlines and public transit agencies to get it shown on screens in airport lounges, train stations, etc.