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Facebook is ‘schoolyard bully’ in Australia news row, says UK media boss — The Guardian

By TechTaffy Desk

Henry Faure Walker, the chair of the News Media Association, said Facebook’s ban during a pandemic was “a classic example of a monopoly power being the schoolyard bully, trying to protect its dominant position with scant regard for the citizens and customers it supposedly serves”, writes Amanda Meade.

Here is the link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/feb/18/facebook-is-schoolyard-bully-in-australia-news-row-says-uk-media-boss

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