23 Feb 2021

Facebook and Australia's Government agree to news content

From Lately, 10:30 pm on 23 February 2021

Facebook will end its ban on news sites in Australia, after it reached agreement with the government involving changes to proposed media laws. It follows a backlash to Facebook's response to the laws, which would force tech giants to pay news outlets for their content. Karyn speaks with Dr Belinda Barnet who is the senior lecturer in Media and Communications at Melbourne's Swinburne University of Technology.

Adelaide, Australia - October 3, 2012: Deleting the Facebook app from an iPad by clicking the cross at the corner of the icon for the app.

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