Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Facebook backs down

 


Facebook has lifted its ban on news after it blocked Australian users from sharing or viewing local or international news content, as a protest against paying for news.

The pages will return in coming days, and are as a result of ongoing discussions between the company’s boss Mark Zuckerberg and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg.

The tech giant has called a truce with the Morrison government, which is hopeful Facebook will now move quickly to sign commercial deals with news businesses.

Mr Frydenberg has now reached an agreement with Facebook to amend the law - after days of negotiations with Mr Zuckerberg - which is expected to pass the parliament this week.

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