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Facebook's sudden move to ban Australians from accessing news in their feeds could backfire if users and advertisers walk away, writes Nassim Khadem.
Facebook's head of policy in the Asia-Pacific argues it was the government's proposed law — and not a failure to test their algorithm — that pushed them to "inadvertently" block emergency services pages during bushfire season.
Social Share SYDNEY – Australians woke to empty news feeds on their Facebook Inc. pages on Thursday after the social media giant blocked all media content in a surprise and dramatic escalation of a dispute with the government over paying for content. The move was swiftly criticised by news producers, politicians and human rights advocates, many of whom pointed out that official health and meteorology information had also been scrubbed during the coronavirus pandemic and at the height of Australia’s summer bushfire season. “Facebook was wrong, Facebook’s actions were unnecessary, th...
Facebook Inc has blocked Australian users from sharing and viewing news content on its popular social media platform, escalating a dispute with the government over paying media publishers for content.
The head of the UK Parliament's digital and media committee says Facebook should be "ashamed" of its behaviour after it blocked access to news content for Australian users.