Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg and X owner Elon Musk could be called on to face federal parliament as Labor launches a far-reaching inquiry into the negative effects of social media, and Meta’s refusal to pay Australian news publishers for their content.
Meta – Facebook’s parent company – said in March it would let expire agreements to pay news outlets about $70 million a year for their original journalism, sparking anger from the Albanese government and companies including News Corp, Nine Entertainment and Seven West.
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
