The Australien Government has made an ad about the new Media legislation it just passed, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative.

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👉 SOURCES & FURTHER READING:
🔸 Here’s the legislation: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r6652
🔸 Lizzie O’Shea really does an excellent job of explaining concerns about the Code: “Facebook vs the media code: whoever wins, we lose” https://overland.org.au/2021/02/facebook-vs-the-media-code-whoever-wins-we-lose/
🔸 Also: “Australia’s flawed push to make Big Tech pay for news“: https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Australia-s-flawed-push-to-make-Big-Tech-pay-for-news
🔸 The Public Interest Journalism Initiative’s map showing changes in Australia’s news availability is a great resource: https://anmp.piji.com.au
🔸 Digital Rights Watch on what happens now: https://digitalrightswatch.org.au/2021/02/19/facebook-removed-news-what-now/
🔸 And Electronic Frontiers Australia is also not happy: https://electronicfrontiersaustralia.cmail20.com/t/ViewEmail/i/889CBD1C483FD4822540EF23F30FEDED/40DBA68EC780705B20B193FBA00ED1DB

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