Facebook has been accused of “bully boy” tactics for blocking its users from seeing or sharing Australian news content on its site. A senior British lawmaker on Friday told Reuters that the social media company’s action is an attempt to bully a democracy and will stiffen the resolve of legislators across the world to get tough with the big tech companies. “This action—this bully boy action—that they’ve undertaken in Australia will, I think, ignite a desire to go further amongst legislators around the world,” Julian Knight, chair of the British Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, said. “We represent people and I’m sorry, but you can’t run bulldozer over that. And if Facebook thinks it’ll do that it will face the same long-term ire as the likes of big oil and tobacco.” Facebook’s restrictions, which it outlined in a statement on its website on Wednesday, are a reaction to …
Facebook has been accused of “bully boy” tactics for blocking its users from seeing or sharing Australian news content on its site. A senior British lawmaker on Friday told Reuters that the social media company’s action is an attempt to bully a democracy and will stiffen the resolve of legislators across the world to get
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