Canada should expect pushback from Google and Meta over the new Online News Act, says Australia\u0027s former competition chief
, I do not claim to be an unbiased commentator on Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code . I was chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission when it conceived of the NMBC and was then charged by the Australian government with its implementation.
Google argued publicly, and generated a campaign, to the effect that the NMBC would allow large companies to control the internet. This argument often drew amazement as the “large company” Google had in mind was News Corp, which is less than one per cent of the market value of Google; further, many see Google itself as the large company that controls the internet.Article contentIn a recent submission to the U.S. Copyright Office, voicing concern that the NMBC might be replicated in the U.S.A.
Other arguments run by Google were, in the ACCC’s and the government’s view, misleading, but seemed capable of gaining some traction. Google argued, in one case, that this was an attempt by others to control what was seen on the internet. This seemed far-fetched.Article content The move did not play well for Facebook. Not only did Facebook block all news from its platform, but it also deleted a lot else, such as news about how residents should deal with a bushfire in their area and important health advice in a range of areas, made all the more concerning given we were in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. In running such a campaign, it is never wise to overplay your hand; Facebook did this in a big way.
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