Facebook bans Australians from viewing or sharing news stories
Facebook's ban comes in response to proposed laws in Australia to make digital giants Facebook and Google pay for journalism.
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Facebook's ban comes in response to proposed laws in Australia to make digital giants Facebook and Google pay for journalism.
The Australian Parliament is debating proposed laws that would make the two platforms strike deals to pay for Australian news.
Several smaller, niche content providers were also blocked by Facebook.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
There’s something missing in your news feed: news. What’s going on? Why is Facebook in a stand-off with media companies (and the Australian government)? And what happens now?
Facebook’s decision to yank news content from its platform in Australia sent shockwaves through the global publishing community.