> "There is an alternative approach. Facebook is more than willing to partner with news publishers."

That isn't an "alternative" approach. That's what Facebook has always been asked to do. That's what the media bargaining code enforces. It's the point of it.

> "The internet needs new rules that work for everyone, not just for big media corporations."

You mean big media corporations like Facebook? You can take Nick Clegg out of politics but you plainly can't take the politics out of Nick Clegg.

> It’s like forcing car makers to fund radio stations because people might listen to them in the car — and letting the stations set the price.

I wonder if this is a good analogy?