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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 o...

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 Aus...

Facebook said Wednesday that Australian users will no longer be able to view or share news content.

He explained that the social networking giant built itself up on the offer of free access, while downplaying the collection of user data and making money off that information. "I think they are reinforcing their monopoly position in this part of the digital world," he said Friday on CNBC's "Squawk Box Asia." "It is sparking a conversation in Australia about what alternatives could look like – there's no obvious corporate alternative," he said. "Reimagining public digital infrastructure is a long game, not something that you can do overnight." Australia's Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said on Tw...

Australians won't be able to view or share news on the social media platform.