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Advertisement Facebook tried to restart talks with major news outlets Nine Entertainment Co and News Corp Australia about payment for use of their content after implementing a nationwide news ban, but is still refusing to remove key provisions that allow it to terminate the deals if the news media bargaining code becomes law. The social media platform shocked local users on Thursday when it blocked news articles on its platform and accidentally wiped the pages of government departments, chariti...

Facebook and Google are taking vastly different approaches to an escalating battle in Australia that could reset the relationship between tech and media.

Canberra, February 20 Facebook Inc is back at the negotiating table, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday after the tech giant this week blocked news on its site in the country.

After blocking news on its site.

Mr Morrison has also welcomed Facebook's apology for banning access to accounts run by government bodies and state health departments.

Facebook Inc is back at the negotiating table, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday after the tech giant this week blocked news on its site in the country.

Facebook is back at the table in negotiations with the Federal Government in relation to its media code, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said. Mr Morrison said he accepted an apology from the embattled social media behemoth after they shut down Australian news sites on their platform, with charity groups and vital information services caught up in the highly criticised moved. "This is a really hard thing to do. Weve never done it before," said Simon Milner, the vice president of public pol...

Canberra - Facebook Inc. is back at the negotiating table, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday after the tech giant this week blocked news on its site in the country. Facebook’s abrupt decision to stop Australians from sharing news on the site and strip the pages of domestic and foreign news outlets also erased several state government and emergency department accounts, causing widespread anger. The company has “tentatively …