[threeseed]

Also don't forget that Australia is part of the "five eyes". Which means you can get bet the other countries: UK, US, NZ and Canada have been consulted and are likely to be supportive.

[cylinder]

He's probably being pressured by the US to test this out in Australia, in the same way that McDonalds uses Australia as a test market.

[_kyran]

Australia is one of the primary test markets for Tinder and Facebook.