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Events leading to Facebook’s dramatic unfriending of Australian news outlets

Friday, 19 Feb 2021 | 2:18 PM MYT

A 3D printed Facebook logo is seen in front of displayed Australia's flag in this illustration photo taken February 18, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison vowed on Friday to press ahead with laws to force Facebook Inc to pay news outlets for content, saying he had received support from world leaders after the social media giant blacked out all media.

Here's a timeline of how the events unfolded in recent years.

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