News media’s dependency on big tech: should we be worried?

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Publication date 10-06-2021
Publisher Internet Policy Review
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  • Faculty of Law (FdR) - Institute for Information Law (IViR)
Abstract Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code (NMBC) and Facebook’s initial reaction to the law gave new grounds for debate about the level of power held by big tech in the media industry. This op-ed looks at what has happened and discusses the power relations and dependency dynamics of big tech, governments and news media. For Europe, the Australian case raises the question of whether it needs to worry about social media blocking access to news content.
Document type Web publication or website
Language English
Published at https://policyreview.info/articles/news/news-medias-dependency-big-tech-should-we-be-worried/1562
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