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The Judgment of Paris – Facebook VS the Communards
March 2021. For a modern web platform to take down art on account of indecency is to replicate the behavior of those stuffy gatekeepers at the Salon of the Académie des Beaux-Arts.
The battle to get Big Tech to pay for news
Saturday, February 27, 2021. The tech giants have long resisted this idea, but things are changing.
Can Australia Save Journalism From the Internet?
Wednesday, 24 February, 2021. The legislation won’t protect the businesses it aims to help.
Facebook VS the media code: whoever wins, we lose
Thursday, 18 February, 2021. Facebook has followed through on its promise, banning news content on its platform.
Podcast – Australia’s Plan to Make Tech Pay for News
Sunday, February 18, 2021. How the public broadcaster could create a civic platform in response.
Australia’s flawed push to make Big Tech pay for news
Feb 12, 2021. Proposed law will align traditional media and tech platforms against consumers.
Big Tech versus Democracy
Sunday, February 7, 2021. The government’s proposed media code, Google’s threat to abandon Australia and more.
Future Histories: Social movements can shape a sustainable, digital future
Tuesday, 2 February 2021. How we can hold Big Tech accountable to the social good.
Why Advancing Welfare Rights is a Digital Issue
Wednesday January 24, 2021. Keynote presentation at WACOSS Conference.
Antitrust case reveals the dangers of Facebook’s business model
Tuesday, December 15, 2020. At stake is the right to engage online without being watched, tracked or managed.