Australians could be blocked from sharing news content on Facebook and Instagram, with news organisations not allowed to post their content to the platforms if a world-first attempt to govern news on social media becomes law.
"This is not our first choice — it is our last.
Mr Easton took aim at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission , which developed the draft code, accusing it of ignoring the role social media plays in promoting journalism. "When crafting this new legislation, the commission overseeing the process ignored important facts, most critically the relationship between the news media and social media and which one benefits most from the other," Mr Easton said.pushing an open letter onto its usersThe media has long argued companies such as Facebook and Google benefit from the work of journalists, without paying for access to those stories or sharing any advertising revenue from their platforms.
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