The former chairman of the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission has warned Facebook could face retaliation for its threats to remove and ban news content from its platforms in Australia.
Allan Fels said the social media giant could be hit with a general tax on all internet transactions if it went ahead with the ban.
Facebook's pushback followed a government proposed mandatory code of conduct which would force tech giants to share their revenue with media companies for use of their content. Image: News Corp Australia
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