The gall of FB mentioning the importance of news in a democratic society. They have arguably done irreversible net bad for democracies. Let em bow out.
- To stop Australian publishers from sharing any content on FB
- Prevent International or Australian news from being viewed or shared by Australians
And yes I did read it. And I thought critically about it :)
News publishers were voluntarily posting on FB themselves to generate traffic to their own sites, it's some warped tough love view to think removing their ability to share content is somehow for their own benefit.
> It sounds as though you presuppose FB is or should be the only source of news.
Never stated anything remotely close to infer this false assumption, ironic that in the same breath you're lambasting FB for spreading misinformation.
Also, that's why I said it "sounds like". I was inferring while being fully aware of your ability to clarify.
They will hopefully stop using Facebook.