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Miguel Cordon · · 1 min readFacebook to reverse news posting ban for Australian users
“Facebook will walk back its block on Australian users sharing news on its site after the government agreed to make amendments to the proposed media bargaining laws that would force major tech giants to pay news outlets for their content,” ABC News Australia reported.
Details:
- The move follows days of negotiations between the social media titan and the Australian government, which involved talks between Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg.
- The restoration of pages is set to begin “in coming days,” Frydenberg said.
Context:
- Last week, Facebook barred users from Australia from sharing or posting news links in response to the country’s proposed laws that would force internet giants to pay for access to news content.
- Several non-news pages were reportedly included in the ban, including those for community organizations and the country’s Bureau of Meteorology.
Editing by Collin Furtado and Eileen C. Ang
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