Calls for Meta to be labelled a ‘publisher’ amid news ban fears

Sky News contributor Gary Hardgrave says Meta has been making money out of “somebody else’s efforts”. There are growing concerns Meta will introduce a news ban if the Labor government designates the social media giant as a news media outlet in the Bargaining Code. “Making them a publisher makes a lot of sense to me,” Mr Hardgrave said. “There are a lot of ways of getting our news but there are professional journos doing this day in, day out; they do have to be paid. “I think it is reasonable that people start to subscribe to stuff if they want the information and to stay informed as a result.”