2021-09-08
@MWhitbourn ... Not all FB users. Being defamed by someone with a few dozen followers and little reach is not the same as being publicly smeared and abused via posts from biggest news media companies in Australia. Both companies have histories of not wanting to pay for social media moderators.
ABC
Australia's High Court affirms earlier rulings that media companies can be held responsible for Facebook comments posted under stories on their Facebook Pages
The High Court has dismissed an appeal by some of Australia's biggest media outlets including The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian …
2021-01-17
As has been stated here, endlessly for 10 years, the most influential and destructive misinformation nearly always comes from the top - Politicians, News Media Editors and Personalities, Corporate Lobbyists for Billionaires. They fill our heads with junk, then blame us. https://twitter.com/...
Washington Post
Analytics firm Zignal Labs: online misinformation about election fraud dropped 73% in the week after several social media sites suspended Trump and key allies
Zignal Labs charts 73 percent decline on Twitter and beyond following historic action against the president
2020-06-15
Was not exaggerating or being satirical in repeatedly pointing out “Australia has the whitest news media in the world.” Channel-flicking at 6pm alone confirms that. The news-consuming public is waiting. They've been waiting for decades. This isn't Google or Facebook's fault. https://twitter.com/...
The Guardian
In response to Australian regulator, Facebook says it will not pay for shared news links and that not having them at all would not significantly impact business
Social media giant rejects ACCC proposal, saying it could cut out news completely without any significant impact on its business