News: Facebook 'bully' move in Australia shows need for regulation, UK trade body says

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    LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Facebook's FB.O move to block all media content in Australia shows why countries around the world need robust regulation to stop tech giants behaving like a "school yard bully", the head of the UK's news media trade group said.

    News Media Association chairman Henry Faure Walker said Facebook's ban during a global pandemic was "a classic example of a monopoly power being the school yard bully, trying to protect its dominant position with scant regard for the citizens and customers it supposedly serves."

    "Facebook's actions in Australia demonstrate precisely why we need jurisdictions across the globe, including the UK, to coordinate to deliver robust regulation to create a truly level playing between the tech giants and news publishers."

 
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