The geopolitics of platform-publisher tussles
1 week, 1 day ago

The geopolitics of platform-publisher tussles

The Hindu  

Last month, The Australia Today’s coverage of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s visit was discussed less for its substance and more for being inaccessible on Facebook in Canada. Coming on the back of diplomatic tensions between India and Canada, were Mr. Jaishankar’s interview and joint press conference, covered in The Australia Today, inaccessible in Canada due to a nudge by the Trudeau government? Or was it part of Meta’s strategy to block news on social media platforms in Canada? Some argue that this is a casualty of Canada’s approach to mitigate asymmetries between all-pervasive platforms, such as Facebook and Google, and news publishers, such as The Australia Today. Interrupting global flows Following the uproar over Mr. Jaishankar’s interview, Meta maintained that it blocks news in Canada, irrespective of its geographical origins.

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