Facebook blocks the sharing of news content in Australia
Facebook says Australians will be restricted from sharing or viewing Australian and international news content on the platform.
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Facebook says Australians will be restricted from sharing or viewing Australian and international news content on the platform.
February 18, 2021 Small businesses are caught up in the feud between Facebook and the federal government over a code that would see the tech platform pay for news content. Facebook today began blocking Australian news publishers and users from sharing content on the social media network in protest of the proposed news media bargaining code. While major news sites including ABC News, The Age and The Guardian have all had their content removed from Facebook, businesses have also been affected by the ban. From large firms such as Harvey Norman to the small Victorian dairy business Gippsland ...