‘Play by the rules’: News Corp Australasia Executive Chairman Michael Miller goes after Big Tech for profiting from pain, calls for new 'social licence' regulations
“These tech giants – especially the social media giants, such as Meta, TikTok and X – operate outside our legal system,” Mr Miller said.Michael Miller, Executive Chairman, News Corp Australasia, addressed the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra on"Australia and Global Tech: time for a reset". Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman
“Just about every problem that we have as a country is either being exacerbated or caused by social media and we’re not seeing a skerrick of responsibility taken by these companies.” “Government statisticians and mental health experts and especially the parents of children we have lost know otherwise,” Mr Miller said in rebuttal.
He referenced numerous penalties imposed on Meta including for violating data protection and privacy laws.