Facebook just restricted access to news in Australia. Here s what that means for you
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Facebook has restricted access to news in Australia.
Let s unpack what we know so far and how we got here.
What just happened?
Basically, there s no content on the pages of any Australian news outlets. You can go and look for yourself.
That means there will be no more updates from your favourite news organisations in your feed.
Delete Facebook , Boycott Zuckerberg and Facebook We Need To Talk began trending on rival site Twitter today as fury at the move spread around the globe.
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Communications Minister Paul Fletcher says Facebook is effectively telling Australians "you will not find" credible news content following the tech giant's decision to ban the sharing of Australian news content.
"We certainly want Facebook and Google to stay in Australia and continue to be important parts of the digital economy, but at the same time, if you're doing business in Australia, you need to comply with the laws of the elected Australian parliament," he said.
"What they're effectively saying to Australians is; you will not find content on our platform which comes from an organisation that employs professional journalists, which has editorial policies, which has fact-checking processes.
"They're effectively saying; you will not find information that meets those standards of accuracy on our site. That seems a very surprising position and one that is unlikely to be in the long-term interest of their brand".
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