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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...

Australia PM says government talking to tech giant as standoff results in decline of traffic to country’ news sites.

UPDATE 1-Facebook has tentatively friended us again, Australia says Reuters 2/20/2021 By Colin Packham CANBERRA, Feb 20 (Reuters) - 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. Facebooks 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 depa...

Not to be intimidated by FB after news ban Says Scott Morrison Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called for curbing Facebook’s influence, after the technology giant banned Australians from accessing some news content on the social media   |  20 Feb 2021 5:40 AM GMT CANBERRA: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called for curbing Facebooks influence, after the technology giant banned Australians from accessing some news content on the social media platform in response to...

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said that Facebook is back at the negotiation table after the tech giant blocked news sites on the platform this week.“I’m pleased Facebook has decided, i

Facebook is back at the table in discussions after fawning apology Australian Associated Press and Alana Tindale For Daily Mail Australia © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo Facebook has apologised for accidentally banning pages belonging to charities and emergency services when it stopped Australians from viewing or sharing news. Prime Minister Scott Morrison responded by saying hes glad Facebook is back at the table for discussions over the Australian governments medi...

Facebook has ‘tentatively friended Australia again’ as it backtracks on its news blackout with an apology, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says.

Scott Morrison said Facebook has tentatively friended us again after tech giant apologised for banning pages run by charities, government departments and small businesses.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Saturday said that social media giant Facebook has "tentatively friended us again."  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. Also read: Facebook, Australia hold talks following news ban

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Saturday said that social media giant Facebook has "tentatively friended us again."  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. Also read: Facebook, Australia hold talks following news ban