Speaking of unprincipled media laws that produce totally predictable unintended consequences ...

Duncan and guest Tim Burrowes (ABC MediaLand) also discuss the fate of the Oz government's attempts to impose a link tax on DataFarmers. Which went wrong in all the ways tech activists warned about, and more;

https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/02-12-2025/the-fold-australias-big-tech-revolution-rolls-on

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The Fold: Australia’s big tech revolution rolls on

An update on the profound change taking place in Australian media’s regulatory landscape.

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"Certainly my sense here in Australia is that very few [potential Twitter replacements] are quite getting critical mass beyond those, sort of, terminally online people, who would always try a new thing."

#TimBurrowes, 2025

https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/mediawatch?share=1927fe5b-2bee-4b98-86c1-a6c24147109e

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A critical look at the New Zealand media.

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