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It will ‘annoy a huge group of the population’: How Australians have responded to Facebook’s news ban CNBC 2/19/2021 Sam Shead Facebook said on Thursday it was no longer going to allow publishers and Australian users to share and view news content on its site. The move was a direct response to Australia s proposed new media code, which would force it to pay news publishers for the right to link to their content in news feeds. Facebook s actions have divided opinion across the country, with some indifferent, and others angry. The #deletefacebook hashtag was trending on Twitter in Australia on Thursday. ....
In a snap decision announced Wednesday, the social media giant said it was no longer going to allow publishers and Australian users to share and view news content on its site. The move was a direct response to Australia s proposed new media code, which would force Google and Facebook to pay news publishers for the right to link to their content in news feeds or search results. Google announced a major deal with Rupert Murdoch s News Corp on Wednesday, but Facebook has taken the nuclear option, according to Peter Lewis, director of the Centre for Responsible Technology at the think tank Australia Institute. ....