1 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:05,760 Speaker 1: Good morning, Welcome to the Daily OS. It's Friday, the 2 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: nineteenth of February. My name is Sam Kazlowski, and helping 3 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: me make sense of today's news is Zarasydlin. Making news today, 4 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:17,479 Speaker 1: Facebook takes the nuclear option, unemployment down, and some really 5 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 1: good news about period products in New Zealand. He is 6 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:22,440 Speaker 1: Today's Daily Digest. 7 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 2: Sam, this story is absolutely massive. Australians are now waking 8 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 2: up to day two of Facebook without news. The social 9 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 2: media giant removed all news content from its platform yesterday 10 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:39,480 Speaker 2: in response to the federal government's news bargaining Code. On Wednesday, 11 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 2: Facebook reinstated several of these accounts, including government health departments, 12 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 2: saying in a statement that government pages should never have 13 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 2: been impacted by the announcement. 14 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 1: It looks like the unemployment rate is continuing to fall. 15 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: It's now decreased point two percent to six point four percent. 16 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 1: Were twenty nine thousand jobs created across the country last month. 17 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: Youth unemployment, however, was changed and that's sitting at thirteen 18 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 1: point nine percent. 19 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:05,479 Speaker 2: Sam, this was when we were talking about that sort 20 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 2: of got missed in the week's news. But a bill 21 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 2: merging the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court successfully passed 22 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:14,680 Speaker 2: both houses of Parliament, with the Government contending the merger 23 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 2: will significantly reduce backlogs on cases. Labour disagrees, with Shadow 24 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 2: Attorney General Mark Dreyfus labeling the move as a terrible 25 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 2: betrayal of Australian families. 26 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:26,960 Speaker 1: Let's check in with the US to see how they're 27 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 1: going with their COVID vaccinations. According to the White House, 28 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 1: the seven day average of COVID vaccines administered in the 29 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:36,479 Speaker 1: US has now reached one point seven million vaccines a day. 30 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:39,559 Speaker 1: President Biden has set a target of one hundred million 31 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: vaccinations by April twenty ninth, which is going to be 32 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 1: as one hundredth day in office. About sixteen point four 33 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: million Americans have received both doses of the vaccine. That's 34 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 1: about five percent of the country. 35 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 2: And finally, some fabulous Friday good news for our Dally 36 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 2: Oh's listeners. From June, every school in New Zealand will 37 00:01:57,480 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 2: be stocked with free menstrual products, Minister Jcinder Jern saying 38 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 2: young people should not miss out on their education because 39 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 2: of something that is a normal part of life for 40 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 2: half the population. On your Dicinda, All right, Sam, everyone 41 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:14,839 Speaker 2: is talking about Facebook. It's been everywhere for the last 42 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 2: twenty four hours. Tell me what's happened. 43 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:19,519 Speaker 1: It's been a huge twenty four hours for news in 44 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:22,800 Speaker 1: this country, but also for tech. Yesterday, Ossie's woke up 45 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:26,359 Speaker 1: to a very different looking Facebook feed. Overnight. Facebook blocks 46 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: all news organizations from posting any content and blocks us 47 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:32,520 Speaker 1: as users from sharing any of the news content. This 48 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: was a response to the government's News Bargaining Code, which 49 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 1: requires social media companies to pay media outlets for using 50 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 1: their content. 51 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 2: Right, So did we know this was going to happen? Like, 52 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 2: did it come out of nowhere? I'm just struggling to 53 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 2: keep up with how a news bargaining code equals no 54 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:49,079 Speaker 2: news on my Facebook. 55 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 1: So the two key players here are Facebook and Google. 56 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 1: Both the tech giants have threatened to totally withdraw their 57 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 1: services from Australia if they couldn't reach an agreement with 58 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:59,799 Speaker 1: the government over the news Bargaining Code. Google had a 59 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 1: really positive week. They made deals with Channel seven and 60 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 1: Channel nine, so it does look like for now that 61 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: Google's actually going to stay in Australia. Facebook, on the 62 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:10,959 Speaker 1: other hand, didn't make any deals and as a result, 63 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 1: it looks like they've dropped the nuclear eruption and have 64 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 1: totally withdrawn all their support of news. 65 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 2: In Australia, it seems like there's been quite a liberal 66 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 2: interpretation of what a news organization is. I mean, I 67 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 2: saw that the Tudor Advocate and Virgin Airlines and even 68 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:26,679 Speaker 2: the Bureau of Meteorology were caught up in all of this. 69 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 2: How did that happen? 70 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:30,519 Speaker 1: You're really speaking to one of the key complaints that 71 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: people had on social media yesterday. Essentially, Facebook said they 72 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 1: had to take a broad definition of news organization because 73 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 1: the legislation wasn't clear, and that's why yesterday we saw 74 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: domestic violence services, charities and government departments all blocked. In Australia, 75 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 1: forty percent of people use Facebook as their primary source 76 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: of news. It's more popular even than TV. The University 77 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: of Canberra's Digital News Report in twenty twenty found that 78 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 1: fifty percent of ozsi's turned to Facebook when looking specifically 79 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: for COVID nineteen information. 80 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 2: I mean, that's what I've been thinking about, that we're 81 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 2: in the middle of a pandemic and yet some government 82 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 2: health departments have been blocked and Facebook users won't be 83 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 2: able to tune into their COVID nineteen press conferences when 84 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 2: truth telling and facts are more important than ever. Reputable, 85 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:18,719 Speaker 2: fact checked information has just disappeared from our feeds. I 86 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 2: think this is really important, especially the week before the 87 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:24,720 Speaker 2: vaccination rollout is meant to begin. It could really prove problematic. 88 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 2: So where does that leave us? 89 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 1: Treasurer Josh Friedenberg tweeted yesterday morning that he had spoken 90 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 1: to Mark Zuckerberg and that the Facebook chief raised a 91 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 1: few remaining issues with the government's news bargaining Code. The 92 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 1: legislation has already passed the House of Reps and is 93 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 1: now heading to the Senate, so there's not a lot 94 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 1: of time to make major changes, but will be sure 95 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:46,160 Speaker 1: to keep you updated as this story develops. 96 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:50,480 Speaker 2: And finally, for our daily odds, Insta readers, do not fear. 97 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 2: The government hasn't included Instagram in their legislation, which means 98 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:58,360 Speaker 2: Facebook won't be removing news from there. We'll keep providing digestible, 99 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:02,280 Speaker 2: trustworthy news every day on Instagram at the Dalios. It's 100 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 2: where eighty thousand Australians get their news throughout the day, 101 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 2: and we'd love you to become part of the community.