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Earlier this year, social media company Meta decided to remove the built-in News tab on Facebook and Instagram in Australia. Facebook’s News tab was removed in France, the UK and Germany in 2023. Meta claims to have come to this decision due to low user engagement with politics and news content on their websites. However, …
The creation of social media has been met with pros and cons. However, the value of free speech in a democracy is degraded by the decision of Metas’ to remove its news tab as well as pulling out of the bargaining code in Australia. Facebooks’ algorithyms are machine-learning and Instagram use both machine learning and …
Once seen a tool of salvation for news organisations to expand audience reach, the dominating economic interests of social media organisations have resulted in the honeymoon between media and social media ending. This has seen news organisations lobbying government for regulations to deal with the abuse of market power as Facebook’s control of its algorithm …
In April The social media company Meta decided to remove the built-in News tab on Facebook and Instagram in Australia. Facebook’s News tab was removed in France, the UK and Germany in 2023. Meta claims to have come to this decision due to low user engagement with politics and news content on their websites. However, …
Meta’s potential removal of news from Facebook and Instagram, will hurt smaller publishers and diverse voices. Many smaller publishers don’t get funding and rely on website ads. With the already struggling newsroom spaces, Claire Stuchbery from Local and Independent Media Association says the government should help these publishers stay important in Australian democracy. Image: Image …
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New Zealand is looking to introduce a bill where Google and Facebook would pay media outlets for news content. The bill is followed by a similar one from Australia in 2021, which initially Facebook refused and blocked all news content from its platform. But will there be any benefit for New Zealand’s media? Produced By: …
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