Facebook 'unfriends' Australia: global uproar as news pages go dark

Facebook 'unfriends' Australia: global uproar as news pages go dark

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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-media-facebook/facebook-unfriends-australia-global-uproar-as-news-pages-go-dark-idUSKBN2AI02A

Facebook faced a worldwide backlash from publishers and politicians on Thursday after blocking news feeds in Australia in a surprise escalation of a dispute with the government over a law to require it to share revenue from news.

Facebook 'unfriends' Australia: global uproar as news pages go dark

Feb 18, 2021, 3:42pm UTC
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-media-facebook/facebook-unfriends-australia-global-uproar-as-news-pages-go-dark-idUSKBN2AI02A >Facebook faced a worldwide backlash from publishers and politicians on Thursday after blocking news feeds in Australia in a surprise escalation of a dispute with the government over a law to require it to share revenue from news.