Media Bargaining Law - "the code would create an arbitration panel to set a binding price for news in situations where Google and Facebook do not reach deals with media businesses whose original journalism they link to" (freespeechcentrist2 link).
You might dislike me but this makes it clear Facebook IS in the wrong.
It seems before this law, for Australian news outlets, Facebook could and did, rehost Australian news and "deign" to pay a paltry amount in return.
Ie Facebook said "this is our payment per click. We're not budging. Yes we know our eyeball count is essential".
The bargaining law, means that Facebook now has to atleast sit at the bargaining table to discuss payment prices with news and media companies and instead of hosting anyway on a poor click payment if the deal fails they'll be forced to.. Gosh not host someone else's content. Or they'll have to actually negotiate in good faith for a fair deal.
If every media company in every region had this law yes they could be more aggressive for their "shite fortified news" but then this law could apply to other media platforms. Facebook will no longer want to pay higher rate clicks necessarily... Ie seperatijg leftwing media from FB pocket.
At first I too went fuck the media/FB did nothing thing wrong BUT.
Look at what it meant facebook could do without it, some was logical "hey you're a little company with barely any pull, we're going to give you our crap click rate payment"....
Or the more sinister.. "we don't agree with your company politically. We're forced to host you atleast. Crap click rate payments. Oooh hello Left wing established media! AALL THE CLICK PAYMENTS!"
By going against Australian government and the Bargaining Law you're effectively allowing Facebook to set the payment rates and fucking over people's ability to bargain with it.
You may hate media... You should hate FB for this more.
Edit: this post was made under assumption we all agree facebook is a publisher, not social forum and ergo content hosted by media companies means they should have a right to set their own fees if Facebook chooses to host their news anyway. (which we know it is but avoids taxes and negotiation by claiming its not)
If its the assumption that FB is a social forum, then the inverse applies all content media should be applied evenly regardless of politics and all should receive the same click rate (which we know its not and does not pay a flat rate, its known to bias payments not just by audience reach but political bias)
Media Bargaining Law - "the code would create an arbitration panel to set a binding price for news in situations where Google and Facebook do not reach deals with media businesses whose original journalism they link to" (freespeechcentrist2 link). You might dislike me but this makes it clear Facebook IS in the wrong. It seems before this law, for Australian news outlets, Facebook could and did, rehost Australian news and "deign" to pay a paltry amount in return. Ie Facebook said "this is our payment per click. We're not budging. Yes we know our eyeball count is essential". The bargaining law, means that Facebook now has to atleast sit at the bargaining table to discuss payment prices with news and media companies and instead of hosting anyway on a poor click payment if the deal fails they'll be forced to.. Gosh not host someone else's content. Or they'll have to actually negotiate in good faith for a fair deal. If every media company in every region had this law yes they could be more aggressive for their "shite fortified news" but then this law could apply to other media platforms. Facebook will no longer want to pay higher rate clicks necessarily... Ie seperatijg leftwing media from FB pocket. At first I too went fuck the media/FB did nothing thing wrong BUT. Look at what it meant facebook could do without it, some was logical "hey you're a little company with barely any pull, we're going to give you our crap click rate payment".... Or the more sinister.. "we don't agree with your company politically. We're forced to host you atleast. Crap click rate payments. Oooh hello Left wing established media! AALL THE CLICK PAYMENTS!" By going against Australian government and the Bargaining Law you're effectively allowing Facebook to set the payment rates and fucking over people's ability to bargain with it. You may hate media... You should hate FB for this more.
Edit: this post was made under assumption we all agree facebook is a publisher, not social forum and ergo content hosted by media companies means they should have a right to set their own fees if Facebook chooses to host their news anyway. (which we know it is but avoids taxes and negotiation by claiming its not)
If its the assumption that FB is a social forum, then the inverse applies all content media should be applied evenly regardless of politics and all should receive the same click rate (which we know its not and does not pay a flat rate, its known to bias payments not just by audience reach but political bias)