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Facebook’s news blockade in Australia shows how tech giants are swallowing…
Facebook’s news blockade in Australia shows how tech giants are swallowing the web
Reasons for Facebook's decision
Facebook's objection to payment to news organisations
Potential cost to Facebook of the legislative proposal
Australian government legislative proposal
Intention to support the news industry in Australia
Facebook's demand for payment from news organisations
Implications for the World Wide Web
Danger of undermining free linking and free flow of information
Deviation from original web principles of free exchange of information
Reshape of the internet for corporate platforms
Dominance of large corporate platforms in the use of the internet
Control over how people access and consume information
Facebook's divergence from Tim Berners-Lee's vision
Facebook prioritising attention-grabbing and monetisation over free web networking
Focus on keeping users on their own platform
Impact on news organisations
Impact on news organisations' revenues
Loss of traffic and visibility for Australian news organisations
Lack of compensation to news organisations
No payment by Facebook to news organisations for their content.
Alternatives for digital distribution of content
Diversifying traffic sources for news organisations
Exploring other platforms for news distribution
Direct negotiation between news organisations and Facebook
Discussion on fair compensation for news content
Possibility to reach individual agreements between both parties
Regulation for the control of the presentation of news content on news platforms
Promoting traffic generation to original news sources
Seeking regulations to ensure fair and transparent presentation of news content on platforms
Return to simpler hyperlinks
Encourage direct links to original news sources.
Rethink the way links are presented on the platforms.
Inclusion of hyperlinks on platforms such as Instagram
Facilitating access to news sources via direct links
Explore ways to enable the inclusion of hyperlinks on other social platforms.