The younger generation aren't using Facebook , they are using Instagram and tik tok instead, so this doesnt effect them if anything this will have effect from those boomers who rely on information through Facebook. 

Im just curious what it would mean with other social media platforms, and what will mean globally looking down on what has happened with Australia's case.

However I do feel sorry for those independent writers and small and medium business who rely on getting to their audiences through fb and building their monetization through it as well.

Alot of health websites whom will share critical info regarding the vaccine will be badly cut off targeting their local communities so no wonder the govt, is panicking about false info spat around now.

I think Facebook were trying to make a statement by using their power but they dont realise this could have global implications especially when interacting with govts, also the national govt. didnt realise how big these tech giants have turned it and what they could really do with their power in the current climate.

In poker terms you never give your cards to your opponent and expect nothing to happen...

Big Tech on the side of whoever will best serve their interests to 1. maintain their status as non-publishers ie retain s230 2. influence government policy ie anti-trust proceedings with the appointment of ex-employees to government positions 3. financially benefit from third party content without paying for it. They're only Left Wing for as long as it means they achieve those objectives.

I’m sure the rest of the world will be lining up to join this nobody, just like with China. 

I'm a GenXer, but the only facebook account I created was this year to sell a vintage car.  That's it. 

If I want news I will go directly to the website of the publisher using a search engine in a browser.  I read what I want not what facebook wants to show me. I'm sure boomers will get it.

OTOH as someone has been alluded to, there is precious little unbiased fact based reporting in the media anyway, nearly all of it is opinion dressed up as fact, so its not like I have much sympathy for them.  Its just that I see as Big Tech as an even bigger genuine threat to free access to information controlled by a cokehead in Dorsey and beta nerd on a power trip in Suckerberg.

What do you mean? 

If India bans facebook and China already has, that alone 1 in 3 people on the planet that facebook cannot reach.

Google has already signed up with the French government.

Merkel has already expressed her displeasure at Big Tech's censorship of Trump. She- like all politicians knows- if they can do it to him they can do it to anybody, and the Germans will see this just another example of Big tech's over-reach.

China.  India. France. Germany. Australia.  That list will grow.

Suckerberg now wants us all to eat solely artificial meat FFS. 

Anyone unsure of why the government is driving this legislation needs to watch the weekly on the ABC.  They do a good bit on why something needs to be done.

50% of Google searches don't go past the search results.  4 billion in ad revenue and only paying 1.9% tax and other gems.

Social media is crap.
It's all crap.

They have Instagram. 

Agree with the tax. 

 
100%.  They're as bad as each other.

It is sort of their fault because they provide multiple summaries which is more than enough for most people, images that photojournalists took that didn't get paid for and other information pinched from here, there and everywhere.

Social media is 99% garbage, but I still naively hold on to the principle of freedom of speech, so I'd say an outright ban would be a bad thing.

Good debate no name calling or off topic crap 

Yes they own Insta and what's and that's one reason why Trump started anti-trust proceedings against Big Tech and wanted to remove their s230 protections.

But of course they colluded with the Democrats to have him removed and in a quid pro quo with Biden, this happened:

https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-tech-biden-insight-idUSKBN28V170

Bet you didn't know that, and you won't other stuff like that of course because that's what happens when the media is in lock-step with government.

Add the Brits to the list:

https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/don-t-let-them-bully-you-british-mps-urge-australians-to-stand-firm-against-facebook-blockout-20210219-p573w7.html

Keep crying bubby.

Love.  A 'leftard'.

hypocrite

The backdown is in the works: https://twitter.com/JoshFrydenberg/status/1362144150712315905

Sometimes you've just got to shake your head at the Tree Tories: https://www.facebook.com/AdamBandtMP/posts/3690561817645691

Image of big powerful Scotty calling on world leaders for their support 

he's a weasle. Great description of them. They're essentially populists for a certain demographic (Inner city, rich, white, delusions they are Socially responsible)

The greens sold their soul long ago. When they side with the lnp then something's  wrong . Bob Brown was the last proper green who we all knew were he stood and didn't dither from it despite being called every name under the sun

yep - on top of that - progressive on women's issues and always got a sound byte or a social media post ready for the likes, but second someone in their own fold is accused - dead silence. 

Are you thick?  I'm here saying google and facebook need to be reined in.  I'm pro legislation.

Yep that's what I've seen too.
All my friends who have teenage kids don't have Facebook.
I deleted it because it was all just boomers yelling at 35 year old trolls winding them up

We should have listened to Ted Kaczynski.

We wouldn't do that. ;)

haha and rightly so, I don't even have an account BUT interesting others here say kids/younger gen hardly use it I call BS.
My own 3, 27yrs 20 and 16yrs all have it and use as do countless of their friends incl Insta tik tok as mentioned - I'm sure the younger gen are still higher % users than boomers etc....
From my observations and listenning its all gens/trolls winding each other up, thank the lord I only get wound up in here :) couldn't fathom the time spent on all the other crap.

Well obviously some kids do use facebook
However of the 5 kids I know 11-15 years old, none have facebook.

It's all anecdotal but I feel like it's not as cool as it used to be, obviously nobody is saying nobody under 18 uses it

They all use Insta and Tik Tok or Snapchat and say things to me like "ergh imagine using facebook grandpa" and I'm only 38 aha

My two teenage kids don't use it at all.
The younger one never opened an account, the older one did in primary school and hasn't looked at it since.
I don't blame them - it's crap.

These are Australian stats from this time last year, but should be fairly similar to now.
13-17 - 3.8%
18-24 - 16.2%
25-34 - 26.6%
35-44 - 18.5%
45-54 - 14.5%
55-64 - 11%
65+ - 9.4%

In other words,
80% of users are over the age of 25
53.4% of FB users in Australia are over the age of 35
20% are under the age of 25.