Facebook 'unfriends' Australia: news pages go dark in test for global publishing

Facebook 'unfriends' Australia: news pages go dark in test for global publishing

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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-media-facebook/facebook-unfriends-australia-news-pages-go-dark-in-test-for-global-publishing-idUSKBN2AI02A

Australians woke to empty Facebook news feeds on Thursday, after the social media giant blocked all media content in a surprise escalation of a dispute with the government, which could be a test for the future of online publishing worldwide.

Facebook 'unfriends' Australia: news pages go dark in test for global publishing

Feb 18, 2021, 11:31am UTC
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-media-facebook/facebook-unfriends-australia-news-pages-go-dark-in-test-for-global-publishing-idUSKBN2AI02A >Australians woke to empty Facebook news feeds on Thursday, after the social media giant blocked all media content in a surprise escalation of a dispute with the government, which could be a test for the future of online publishing worldwide.