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Facebook restores news for Australian users after media bargaining deal
Facebook restored access to news for Australian users, following an agreement with the government on landmark law requiring tech firms to pay for journalistic content.
Facebook faces year of reckoning after showdown in Australia
Facebook Inc’s brief but tempestuous standoff with the Australian government over a world-first pay-for-news law is only the start of a string of regulatory battles that the world’s biggest social network faces in 2021.
Why the world is watching Australia’s tussle with Big Tech
Facebook agreed to roll back a ban on news for Australian users after the government made changes to a proposed media law that had sparked the blackout last week.
Mogul vs Mogul: Australia’s tech law pits Murdoch against Zuckerberg
Australia’s push to regulate tech giants has become a power struggle between two of the world’s most powerful men, with Rupert Murdoch and Mark Zuckerberg locked in a generational battle for media dominance.
Australia health chiefs freeze Facebook ads
Australia's health department will no longer advertise on Facebook for its vaccination campaign, as the government's feud with the social media giant escalates.
Australia says no further Facebook, Google amendments as final vote nears
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia will not alter legislation that would make Facebook and Alphabet Inc's Google pay news outlets for content, a senior lawmaker said on Monday, as Canberra neared a final vote on whether to pass the bill into law.
Facebook's Australia news blackout: a shock four years in the making
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg was as shocked as anyone when he learned that Facebook Inc had blocked news content from its website in his country at 5:30 a.m. on Thursday.
Facebook makes a power move in Australia – and may regret it
For years, Facebook has been in a defensive crouch amid a slew of privacy scandals, antitrust lawsuits and charges that it was letting hate speech and extremism destroy democracy. Early Thursday, though, it abruptly pivoted to take the offensive in Australia, where it lowered the boom on publishers and the government with a sudden decision to block news on its platform across the entire country.
Australia and Facebook in talks over sweeping news ban
Australia and Facebook are back in talks on how to implement paying for news content, following the social media giant removal of all Australian news content from its service.
Australian leader urges Facebook to lift its news blockade
Australia’s prime minister on Feb 19 urged Facebook to lift its blockade of Australian users and return to the negotiating table with news publishing businesses, warning that other countries would follow his government’s example in making digital giants pay for journalism.
