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Former Facebook boss says regional publications lose out in new media deal Posted ThuThursday 25 updated ThuThursday 25 Stephen Scheeler, the former CEO of Facebook Australia and New Zealand ( Print text only Cancel Regional and independent new outlets are the big loser in the federal government's revised media code, according to the former chief executive of Facebook Australia. Key points: Facebook's former Australian CEO says the media code is bad news for regional newspapers Regional newspaper editors are questioning why Facebook has the power to decide if they were a publisher Earlier this week, social media giant Facebook agreed to walk-back its block on Australian news content after the government agreed to make amendments to the proposed media bargaining laws.
Facebook news ban sees anti-vaccine misinformation pages unaffected and posting in 'information vacuum' Posted ThuThursday 18 updated ThuThursday 18 Conspiracy theories and anti-vaccine propaganda are spreading while Facebook blocks trusted news sites. ( Share Print text only Cancel In the midst of an "information vacuum" caused by Facebook's news ban in Australia, fringe self-described news websites, some already known for spreading misinformation, are freely posting vaccine scare stories. Key points: There is confusion around what counts as "news" content Public health experts fear a spike in vaccine scare stories ahead of Monday's vaccine rollout "Omg you guys are the only news left for Australians … all have gone," read one comment on an Australian Facebook page with over 200,000 followers.
Facebook just restricted access to news in Australia. Here's what that means for you Posted ThuThursday 18 updated ThuThursday 18 FebFebruary 2021 at 1:35pm Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Watch 8 Share Print text only 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.
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