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While some see the new law requiring the social media giant to pay for content as also being politically motivated, Facebook’s decision to block Australian media outlets has revealed the extent of the company’s influence.

The little guy has got left out of all this deal-making.

In China, a lot of news happens entirely inside the WeChat platform. Is this the future for Facebook?

AUSTRALIA-MEDIA/FACEBOOK-EU (FACTBOX, PIX):FACTBOX-EU unlikely to face a Facebook news ban after Australia

By Byron Kaye 7 Min Read SYDNEY (Reuters) - Facebook faced backlash from publishers and politicians on Thursday after blocking news feeds in Australia in a surprise escalation of a dispute with the government over a law to require it to share revenue from news. Facebook wiped out pages from Australian state governments and charities as well as from domestic and international news organisations, three days before the launch of a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination programme. Though the measure was l...

Crucial Australian government information pages including the weather bureau, health departments and police agencies were blocked temporarily in Facebooks botched rollout.

Aussies woke up this morning to find they’d been banned from viewing and sharing Australian or international news content on Facebook. Turns out the tech giant’s made good on a threat to stop us from seeing news on the platform, in protest against a new law that would force it to pay Australian news outlets for sharing their content. Missing our news on Facebook? Stay up to date on our website, instagram, twitter, and listen to our podcast on the triple j app. The move also stops overseas ...

Australia Slams Facebook News Blackout As "Heavy Handed, Wrong" Sydney: Australians woke to empty news feeds on their Facebook Inc pages on Thursday after the social media giant blocked all media content in a surprise and dramatic escalation of a dispute with the government over paying for content. The move was swiftly criticised by news producers, politicians and human rights advocates, particularly as it became clear that official health pages, emergency safety warnings and welfare networks ...

Facebook Inc has blocked Australian users from sharing and viewing news content on its popular social media platform, escalating a dispute with the government over paying media publishers for content.

SHARE Australians woke to empty news feeds on their Facebook pages on Thursday after the social media platform blocked all media content in a surprise and dramatic escalation of a dispute with the government over paying for content. The move was swiftly criticised by news producers, politicians and human rights advocates, particularly when it became clear that official health pages, emergency safety warnings and welfare networks had all been scrubbed from the site, along with news. "Facebook w...