Google threatens to shut down search in Australia
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Google threatens to shut down search in Australia
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Re: Google threatens to shut down search in Australia
#2Unfortunately, I think google has all the leverage here. I don't other industries will stand with the news orgs, and will pressure the govt. if they start losing revenue because google/fb isn't servicing australia.
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#3That would be an interesting experiment to determine if DDG, Bing, and the like could be viable enough alternative. If not, it would be an waking call to think about it.
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#4Using monopolistic power to influence legislative agendas.
It's time for big tech to be broken up.
Re: Google threatens to shut down search in Australia
#5Unfortunately, I think google has all the leverage here. I don't other industries will stand with the news orgs, and will pressure the govt. if they start losing revenue because google/fb isn't servicing australia.
This bill is completely insane (regardless of its intent), so it's hard to fault Google here.
Re: Google threatens to shut down search in Australia
#6Using monopolistic power to influence legislative agendas. It's time for big tech to be broken up.
Are they monopolistic in this case? It would be one thing if they influenced what you see, for example by removing some commercial newspapers. If they actually completely pull out with search business, we can use any other competitor. Pulling out business due to rules you don't like is the most opposite of monopolistic I can think of in this case.
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#7Can someone explain why on Earth news media worldwide is so adement on wanting commission for traffic to their sites?
I mean, were I a search engine provider faced with this demand I would just say "Well I'm terribly sorry you feel that way, we will no longer feature you in search results" and let their viewership plummet.
Same with social media, if someone demands commission on traffic towards their site I would just make it impossible to share links towards them.
It's their loss, not one of Google or Facebook.
It is however unfortunate how desperate publishers have gotten for revenue and I sympathise with them, but they're picking the wrong fights here. Journalism is important, both general and investigatory, and they have a massive job of figuring out monetization going forward to keep the lights on.
Re: Google threatens to shut down search in Australia
#8Unfortunately, I think google has all the leverage here. I don't other industries will stand with the news orgs, and will pressure the govt. if they start losing revenue because google/fb isn't servicing australia.
I don’t think i’d say “unfortunately”, the bill seems like it was written by someone who has never used the internet
Re: Google threatens to shut down search in Australia
#9Can someone explain why on Earth news media worldwide is so adement on wanting commission for traffic to their sites? I mean, were I a search engine provider faced with this demand I would just say "Well I'm terribly sorry you feel that way, we will no longer feature you in search results" and let their viewership plummet. Same with social media, if someone demands commission on traffic towards their site I would jus…
> "Well I'm terribly sorry you feel that way, we will no longer feature you in search results"
The publishers also lobby for laws that make dropping them from search illegal.
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