Facebook announced Tuesday that it would lift a ban on Australians viewing and sharing news on its platform after it struck a deal with the government on proposed legislation that would make digital giants pay for journalism.
The Morrison government will make eleventh-hour changes to its landmark media code laws in a deal with Facebook to restore news to the platform in Australia.
Facebook will pay some Australian publishers as it reaches a deal with govt, will restore news links
Facebook will pay some Australian publishers as it reaches a deal with govt, will restore news links
Facebook on Tuesday announced that it would reinstate news content on its social media platform after the Australian government agreed to amendments to its proposed media bargaining code.
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Facebook news will be back in Australia. We re restoring news on Facebook in Australia in the coming days, Facebook said in a statement on Tuesday.
Facebook says that the Australian government has agreed to several changes.
Read more about Facebook has agreed to lift its Australian news ban, announces govt on Business Standard. Facebook blocked Australian users from accessing and sharing news after the House of Representatives passed the draft law late Wednesday last week
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Facebook confirmed in statements that they had reached agreement on amendments to proposed legislation that would make the social network and Google pay for news that they feature.