Calls for an ABC-run social network to replace Facebook and Google are misguided. With what money?
- Written by Fiona R Martin, Associate Professor in Convergent and Online Media, University of Sydney
shutterstockIf Facebook prevented Australian news from being shared on its platform, could the ABC start its own social media service to compensate? While this proposal from the Australia Institute is a worthy one, it’s an impossible ask in the current political climate.
The suggestion is one pillar of the think tank’s new Tech-xit...





