{"id":575,"date":"2021-02-18T15:15:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T14:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/18\/facebook-is-schoolyard-bully-in-australia-news-row-says-uk-media-boss\/"},"modified":"2021-02-18T15:15:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T14:15:16","slug":"facebook-is-schoolyard-bully-in-australia-news-row-says-uk-media-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/18\/facebook-is-schoolyard-bully-in-australia-news-row-says-uk-media-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook is ‘schoolyard bully’ in Australia news row, says UK media boss"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trade group chairman says robust regulation is needed to rein in monopolistic tech firms<\/p>\n

Facebook\u2019s move to block all media content in Australia shows why countries need robust regulation to stop tech firms behaving like a \u201cschoolyard bully\u201d, the head of the UK\u2019s news media trade group has said.<\/p>\n

Henry Faure Walker, the chair of the News Media Association, said Facebook\u2019s ban during a pandemic was \u201ca classic example of a monopoly power being the schoolyard bully, trying to protect its dominant position with scant regard for the citizens and customers it supposedly serves\u201d.<\/p>\n

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\nTrade group chairman says robust regulation is needed to rein in monopolistic tech firms
\nFacebook\u2019s move to block all media content in Australia shows why countries need robust regulation to stop tech firms behaving like a \u201cschoolyard bully\u201d, the head of the UK\u2019s news media trade group has said.
\nHenry Faure Walker, the chair of the News Media Association, said Facebook\u2019s ban during a pandemic was \u201ca classic example of a monopoly power being the schoolyard bully, trying to protect its dominant position with scant regard for the citizens and customers it supposedly serves\u201d. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Trade group chairman says robust regulation is needed to rein in monopolistic tech firms Facebook\u2019s move to block all media content in Australia shows why countries need robust regulation to stop tech firms behaving like a \u201cschoolyard bully\u201d, the head of the UK\u2019s news media trade group has said. Henry Faure Walker, the chair of …<\/p>\n

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