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Meta gets rid of Facebook News tab in US, Australia
Facebook says it would discontinue its Facebook News tab in the United States and Australia, starting in early April.
Fri Mar 01 2024
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Australia's competition chief claims victory after Facebook standoff
The Australian government made late changes to the laws after Facebook last week blocked news content in Australia.
Wed Feb 24 2021
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Australia closer to passing watershed Google, Facebook laws
The country is on course to become the first to introduce laws that challenge big technology firms' dominance in the news content market.
Tue Feb 23 2021
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Factbox - Where Australia's landmark news content legislation stands
The legislation has already been approved by the House of Representatives, the lower house of Parliament. It has now moved to the Senate, the upper house.
Tue Feb 23 2021
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Explainer: Australia's news revenue-sharing law behind battle with Big Tech
Facebook Inc has blocked Australian users from sharing and viewing news content on its popular social media platform.
Thu Feb 18 2021
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Facebook blocks news content in Australia as it blasts proposed law
Australian users will not be able read or share news content on Facebook news feeds, and Australian news publishers will be restricted from posting or sharing content on Facebook pages.
Wed Feb 17 2021
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Can Australia force Google, Facebook pay for news? Here's what you need to know
The Australian government wants tech giants Google and Facebook to compensate publishers for the news content on their platforms.
Fri Dec 18 2020