Facebook news section to be discontinued in the US and Australia - Here's why
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Facebook news section to be discontinued in the US and Australia - Here's why

India TV News  

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has announced that it won't be making any new deals with traditional news outlets in Australia, France, and Germany. Discontinuation of Facebook news Facebook News, a dedicated section for news content, will be discontinued in the US and Australia starting in early April. Continued access to news content However, people in these countries will still be able to see news articles in their Facebook feeds as usual. Existing agreements with news publishers in Australia, France, and Germany regarding Facebook News will remain unchanged until they expire. Decline in Facebook news usage Reportedly, the number of people using Facebook News in Australia and the US has decreased significantly, with over an 80 per cent drop in users last year.

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Australia miffed with Facebook's plan to stop paying for news content
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Australia miffed with Facebook's plan to stop paying for news content

Hindustan Times  

Meta Platforms said it will stop paying Australian news publishers for content that appears on Facebook, setting up a fresh battle with Canberra which had led the world with a law that forces internet giants to strike licencing deals. Meta Platforms said it will stop paying Australian news publishers for content that appears on Facebook News publishers and governments like …

Facebook Is Giving Up on News—Again
1 year, 3 months ago

Facebook Is Giving Up on News—Again

Wired  

Facebook is done with news. And now, Meta is killing off the News tab in France, Germany, and the UK, where it is also ending funding for a well-liked local news project. Facebook-owner Meta said this week that it would remove the News tab in all three European countries by December, meaning it will no longer pull in articles to …

Not just Canada, Meta is trying to kill Facebook’s news feed in other countries too
1 year, 3 months ago

Not just Canada, Meta is trying to kill Facebook’s news feed in other countries too

Firstpost  

Meta plans to kill Facebook’s news tab in a number of countries. This comes after several media organisations across the world, as well as some legislators have demanded that Meta compensates news organisations for curating their articles for their platform Meta has revealed its plan to discontinue the dedicated news tab on Facebook in certain European countries, starting in early …

Facebook Warns To Block News Content In Canada. Here's Why
2 years, 2 months ago

Facebook Warns To Block News Content In Canada. Here's Why

ABP News  

Facebook has warned that it may block news content on its platform in Canada, outlining concerns over the bill that would compel the company to pay news publishers. Canada's Online News Act which was introduced in April laid out rules for tech giants like Google and Facebook draw to negotiate commercial deals and pay news publishers for their content. “We …

New Zealand News Media Company Stuff Rejects Facebook : The Indicator from Planet Money : NPR
3 years, 9 months ago

New Zealand News Media Company Stuff Rejects Facebook : The Indicator from Planet Money : NPR

NPR  

Facebook And The News: It's Complicated Enlarge this image LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images The relationship between Facebook and the news industry has been pretty rocky over the past decade or so. The company cut off news because the country was getting ready to pass a law that would force big online platforms, including Facebook, …

Facebook Reaches Deal With News Corp. Australia To Pay For News Content
3 years, 9 months ago

Facebook Reaches Deal With News Corp. Australia To Pay For News Content

NPR  

Facebook Reaches Deal With News Corp. Australia To Pay For News Content Enlarge this image toggle caption Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Facebook has reached a deal to pay News Corp.'s Australian arm for local articles that appear on the social media giant's platform – after it briefly pulled the plug on such content to protest a change in …

Facebook signs preliminary agreements with three Australian news publishers after new media law comes into effect
3 years, 9 months ago

Facebook signs preliminary agreements with three Australian news publishers after new media law comes into effect

Firstpost  

Facebook announced on Friday preliminary agreements with three Australian publishers, a day after the Parliament passed a law that would make the digital giants pay for news. Representational Image: tech2/Nandini Yadav Google, the only other digital giant targeted by the legislation, has already struck content licensing deals, or is close to deals, with some of Australia’s biggest news publishers including …

Facebook signs pay deals with 3 Australian news publishers
3 years, 9 months ago

Facebook signs pay deals with 3 Australian news publishers

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Facebook announced on Friday preliminary agreements with three Australian publishers, a day after the Parliament passed a law that would make the digital giants pay for news. Facebook Vice President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg on Wednesday took a veiled swipe at News Corp. in a social media post criticizing Australia’s law, which is aimed at setting …

Australia passes landmark law requiring tech firms like Google, Facebook to pay for news
3 years, 10 months ago

Australia passes landmark law requiring tech firms like Google, Facebook to pay for news

Firstpost  

Sydney: Facebook and Google will be forced to pay for Australian news under legislation passed Thursday that is being closely watched globally for precedents in the battle between Big Tech and media companies. Google has already brokered deals worth millions of dollars with Australian media companies, including the two largest: Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp and Nine Entertainment. Nick Clegg, Facebook’s …

Australian Parliament Passes Media Bill That Forces Google, Facebook to News Outlets for Content
3 years, 10 months ago

Australian Parliament Passes Media Bill That Forces Google, Facebook to News Outlets for Content

News 18  

The Australian parliament on Thursday passed a new law designed to force Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook to pay media companies for content used on their platforms in reforms that could be replicated in other countries. Subsequent amendments to the bill included giving the government the discretion to release Facebook or Google from the arbitration process if they prove they …

Australia passes law to make Google, Facebook pay for news
3 years, 10 months ago

Australia passes law to make Google, Facebook pay for news

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Australia’s laws forcing Google and …

Australia passes law to make Google, Facebook pay for news
3 years, 10 months ago

Australia passes law to make Google, Facebook pay for news

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s law forcing Google and Facebook to pay for news is ready to take effect, though the laws’ architect said it will take time for the digital giants to strike media deals. Google and Facebook need media, but they don’t need any particular media company, and that meant media companies couldn’t do commercial deals,” the Australian Competition …

Facebook faces year of reckoning after showdown in Australia
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook faces year of reckoning after showdown in Australia

Live Mint  

Facebook Inc.’s brief but tempestuous standoff with the Australian government over a world-first pay-for-news law is only the start of a string of regulatory battles that the world’s biggest social network faces in 2021. Mark Zuckerberg started the year on the offensive, blocking news across Rupert Murdoch’s home turf of Australia to fend off demands that Facebook pay media companies …

Facebook to Restore News Pages in Australia After Govt Agrees to Amend Controversial Media Law
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook to Restore News Pages in Australia After Govt Agrees to Amend Controversial Media Law

News 18  

Facebook will restore Australian news pages after Canberra offered amendments to a proposed law designed to force tech giants to pay for media content displayed on their platforms, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said on Tuesday. Australia and the social media group have been locked in a standoff for more than a week after the government introduced legislation that challenged Facebook and …

Facebook to restore Australian news pages after tweaks to media laws
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook to restore Australian news pages after tweaks to media laws

Hindustan Times  

Facebook will restore Australian news pages after Canberra offered amendments to a proposed law designed to force tech giants to pay for media content displayed on their platforms, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said on Tuesday. Australia and the social media group have been locked in a standoff for more than a week after the government introduced legislation that challenged Facebook and …

Facebook To Restore News Pages In Australia After Cutting A Deal With The Government
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook To Restore News Pages In Australia After Cutting A Deal With The Government

ABP News  

New Delhi: Facebook executives, over the past week discussed with Treasurer Frydenberg and Minister Fletcher and came to an agreement to amend media law. It’s always been our intention to support journalism in Australia and around the world, and we’ll continue to invest in news globally and resist efforts by media conglomerates to advance regulatory frameworks that do not take …

Facebook to restore news pages in Australia soon, says govt agreed to changes
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook to restore news pages in Australia soon, says govt agreed to changes

Live Mint  

Social media giant Facebook Inc. said it will restore news pages in Australia after reaching an agreement with the government. Restrictions on news sharing on Facebook’s Australian platform should be lifted “in the coming days," William Easton, managing director of Facebook Australia, said in a statement Tuesday. Facebook blocked news pages in Australia last week in opposition to a planned …

Facebook to end Australia news blackout
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook to end Australia news blackout

The Hindu  

Facebook said on Tuesday it would lift a contentious ban on Australian news and pay local media companies for content, after a last-gasp deal on pending landmark legislation. Australia’s Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced a face-saving compromise that will see Google and Facebook plunge tens of millions of dollars into the struggling local news sector. Just hours after the compromise was …

The worldwide web as we know it may be ending
3 years, 10 months ago

The worldwide web as we know it may be ending

CNN  

CNN Business — Over the last year, the worldwide web has started to look less worldwide. The result is that “either platforms voluntarily or governments forcibly are erecting geographical barriers, so that we see different things in one country than in another.” The great retreat While Facebook isn’t the only tech company in the crosshairs of governments around the globe, …

Facebook To Restore News Content After Brokering Deal With Australian Regulators
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook To Restore News Content After Brokering Deal With Australian Regulators

NPR  

Facebook To Restore News Content After Brokering Deal With Australian Regulators Enlarge this image toggle caption Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Updated at 1:36 p.m. ET Facebook will restore news pages in Australia after the government agreed to change a proposed law forcing tech companies to pay publishers for news content. "We are satisfied that the Australian government has …

Australia will not change new legislation despite Facebook block
3 years, 10 months ago

Australia will not change new legislation despite Facebook block

Op India  

Australia is locked in a pitched battle with Facebook. The island continent’s House of Representatives has passed a new law last night, which requires big tech platforms like Facebook and Google to reach commercial agreements and strike revenue deals with news outlets whose content drives traffic on the platforms. An Australian lawmaker on Monday communicated in plain and simple terms …

Australian won't change planned content laws despite Facebook block
3 years, 10 months ago

Australian won't change planned content laws despite Facebook block

The Hindu  

Australia will not change proposed laws that would make Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook pay news outlets for content, a senior lawmaker said on Monday, despite vocal opposition from the BigTech firms. Facebook has strongly protested the laws and last week abruptly blocked all news content and several state government and emergency department accounts. While both Google and Facebook have …

Facebook makes a power move in Australia - and may regret it
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook makes a power move in Australia - and may regret it

Associated Press  

For years, Facebook has been in a defensive crouch amid a slew of privacy scandals, antitrust lawsuits and charges that it was letting hate speech and extremism destroy democracy. That power play — a response to an Australian law that would compel Facebook to pay publishers for using their news stories — might easily backfire, given how concerned many governments …

Australia Is Fighting a Platform War on the Wrong Battlefield
3 years, 10 months ago

Australia Is Fighting a Platform War on the Wrong Battlefield

Wired  

This week, I’ve resisted temptation and written about Australia without a single mention of kangaroos, shrimp on the barbie, or Naomi Watts. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg didn’t even envision that people on his network would be swapping news links, but came around to the idea of the News Feed as a personalized newspaper, equating news with “stories” about parties, weddings, and …

Discussed Situation With Modi, Trudeau, Says Australia PM Amid Facebook Row
3 years, 10 months ago

Discussed Situation With Modi, Trudeau, Says Australia PM Amid Facebook Row

News 18  

Australia and Facebook held high-stakes talks Friday after the social media giant sparked global outrage by blacking out news for its Australian users, as Canberra insisted it wouldn’t back down on a new law that would force the tech firm to pay for journalistic content. He said his government’s world-first legislation to force Facebook and Google to pay Australian media …

Canada vows to be next country to go after Facebook to pay for news
3 years, 10 months ago

Canada vows to be next country to go after Facebook to pay for news

The Hindu  

Canada vowed on Thursday to make Facebook Inc pay for news content, seeking allies in the media battle with tech giants and pledging not to back down if the social media platform shuts off the country's news as it did in Australia. Facebook blocked all Australian news content on its service over proposed legislation requiring it and Alphabet Inc's Google …

Facebook’s Australia news ban is the best decision it’s ever made
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook’s Australia news ban is the best decision it’s ever made

Wired  

What legislators should now do is treat Facebook and Google for what they are: giant advertising platforms. That makes sense on, say, Wikipedia, but it does not make sense on Facebook and Google which, despite their scale and mission statements, are essentially closed advertising ecosystems. Or, if you’re the Epoch Times, you can game Facebook’s engagement algorithm to transform yourself …

EXPLAINER: What’s up between Google, Facebook and Australia?
3 years, 10 months ago

EXPLAINER: What’s up between Google, Facebook and Australia?

India TV News  

For two decades, global news outlets have complained internet companies are getting rich at their expense, selling advertising linked to their reports without sharing revenue. Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc., has announced agreements to pay publishers in Australia while Facebook said Thursday it has blocked users in the country from viewing or sharing news. Facing a proposed law to …

Facebook’s bid to ‘bully’ Australia sparks a global backlash
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook’s bid to ‘bully’ Australia sparks a global backlash

CNN  

London CNN Business — Facebook’s decision to block people from sharing news in Australia has been rebuked by lawmakers around the world, raising the specter of a much wider showdown between the world’s biggest social media platform and the governments and news organizations fighting to check its power. In a statement shared with CNN Business, Knight said that UK lawmakers …

In surprise move, Facebook blocks news access in Australia
3 years, 10 months ago

In surprise move, Facebook blocks news access in Australia

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — In a surprise retaliatory move Thursday, Facebook blocked Australians from sharing news stories, escalating a fight with the government over whether powerful tech companies should have to pay news organizations for content. “Facebook’s actions were unnecessary, they were heavy-handed and they will damage its reputation here in Australia,” Frydenberg said. “Facebook’s actions to unfriend Australia today, cutting …

EXPLAINER: What's up between Google, Facebook and Australia?
3 years, 10 months ago

EXPLAINER: What's up between Google, Facebook and Australia?

Deccan Chronicle  

BEIJING: For two decades, global news outlets have complained internet companies are getting rich at their expense, selling advertising linked to their reports without sharing revenue. Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc., has announced agreements to pay publishers in Australia while Facebook said Thursday it has blocked users in the country from viewing or sharing news. Facing a proposed law …

Countries around the world tighten the noose on Facebook
3 years, 10 months ago

Countries around the world tighten the noose on Facebook

Op India  

The social media giant Facebook is in hot water recently, with legislations and fines targeting the goliath company cropping up in multiple countries. In Italy, Facebook faces a fine of seven million euros from an Italian competition watchdog for failing to comply with a previous order related to improper use of its users’ data. William Easton, Managing Director, Facebook Australia …

Facebook blocks news access in Australia in fight over payments
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook blocks news access in Australia in fight over payments

Live Mint  

In a shocking act of retaliation Thursday, Facebook blocked Australians from sharing news, a milestone in the increasingly frantic jockeying between governments, media and powerful tech companies that one Australian minister called “an assault on a sovereign nation” and abuse of power. Facebook said the proposed Australian law “fundamentally misunderstands the relationship between our platform and publishers who use it.” …

Australian government slams Facebook after media ban over payment
3 years, 10 months ago

Australian government slams Facebook after media ban over payment

Daily Mail  

Facebook has been blasted by the Australian Government for making it easier for paedophiles to get away with sharing child abuse material on the platform - on the same day as the company's 'disgraceful' decision to block Australian news. Australian Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young slammed Facebook's move - calling it 'Fakebook' Health Minister Greg Hunt said blasted the social media …

Facebook and Google sharply diverge in response to Australia's new media law
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook and Google sharply diverge in response to Australia's new media law

Firstpost  

For months, Facebook and Google have been locked in a stare-down with news publishers and lawmakers in Australia. In conciliatory language toward publishers, Don Harrison, president for global partnerships at Google, said that the company had invested to help news organisations over the years and that it hoped “to announce even more partnerships soon.” Facebook struck a distinctly different tone. …

Australia slams 'heavy-handed' Facebook news blackout
3 years, 10 months ago

Australia slams 'heavy-handed' Facebook news blackout

Deccan Chronicle  

Sydney: Australia's government said Thursday that Facebook was "heavy-handed" and "wrong" for introducing an unprecedented local ban on sharing news in response to pending legislation that would force the social media giant to pay for content. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the US firm gave no notice it would revoke users' ability to post links to news articles or view the …

Facebook blocks Australians from viewing, sharing news on the platform
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook blocks Australians from viewing, sharing news on the platform

Firstpost  

Australian publishers can continue to publish news content on Facebook, but links and posts can’t be viewed or shared by Australian audiences. Australian publishers can continue to publish news content on Facebook, but links and posts can’t be viewed or shared by Australian audiences, the US-based company said in a statement. Frydenberg said after weekend talks with Facebook CEO Mark …

Facebook blocks Australians from accessing news on platform
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook blocks Australians from accessing news on platform

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Facebook announced Thursday it has blocked Australians from viewing and sharing news on the platform because of proposed laws in the country to make digital giants pay for journalism. “The proposed law fundamentally misunderstands the relationship between our platform and publishers who use it to share news content,” Facebook regional managing director William Easton said. Frydenberg said …

Facebook reinstating health and safety pages but government says damage to reputation has been done
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook reinstating health and safety pages but government says damage to reputation has been done

ABC  

Facebook's decision to block access to pages like 1800Respect, the WA Department of Fire and Emergency Services and the Bureau of Meteorology was unnecessary, heavy-handed and will damage its reputation, according to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Key points: Facebook has blocked access to news for Australian users, but they inadvertently included non-news pages In response, the government has questioned Facebook's credibility …

Facebook blocks Australians from accessing news on platform
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook blocks Australians from accessing news on platform

The Hindu  

Facebook announced on February 18 that it has blocked Australians from viewing and sharing news on the platform because of proposed laws in the country to make digital giants pay for journalism. “The proposed law fundamentally misunderstands the relationship between our platform and publishers who use it to share news content,” Facebook regional managing director William Easton said. Frydenberg said …

Facebook Blocks News In Australia Over Government Plan To Force Payment To Publishers
3 years, 10 months ago

Facebook Blocks News In Australia Over Government Plan To Force Payment To Publishers

NPR  

Facebook Blocks News In Australia Over Government Plan To Force Payment To Publishers Enlarge this image toggle caption Richard Drew/AP Richard Drew/AP Updated 8:45 p.m. Sponsor Message "Today we made an incredibly difficult decision to restrict the availability of news on Facebook in Australia," said Campbell Brown, Facebook's vice president of global news partnerships, in a blog post. "A stark …

Australia says Google, Facebook close to media pay deals
3 years, 10 months ago

Australia says Google, Facebook close to media pay deals

The Hindu  

Google and Facebook were close to striking “significant commercial deals” to pay Australian media for news ahead of Australia creating world-first laws that would force the digital giants to finance journalism, a minister said Monday. “We’ve made real progress, I think, in the last 48 to 72 hours and I think we’re going to see some significant commercial deals which …

Facebook may block news content from being shared on its platforms in Australia. Here’s why
4 years ago

Facebook may block news content from being shared on its platforms in Australia. Here’s why

Hindustan Times  

Australia is set to introduce a contentious bill into the parliament on Wednesday which could prompt Facebook to block news from being shared on its platforms Down Under. The government has come up with a new code after Australia’s competition regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, said in a report that tech giants like Google and Facebook are more …

Australia's New Legislation To Make Google, Facebook Pay Media Outlets For News Content; Here's All About It
4 years ago

Australia's New Legislation To Make Google, Facebook Pay Media Outlets For News Content; Here's All About It

ABP News  

Tech Giants Under Scanner In a first worldwide, Australia has sealed its plan for making giants like Facebook and Google pay to media companies for their news content. The decision aims to protect independent journalism in the time of digital heavy content sharing.As per the laws about to be taken to the parliament, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg revealed the Tech giants …

Google and Facebook to Pay News Outlets for Content in Australia Due to a New Media Law
4 years ago

Google and Facebook to Pay News Outlets for Content in Australia Due to a New Media Law

News 18  

Australia finalised plans on Tuesday to make Facebook and Google pay its media outlets for news content, a world-first move aimed at protecting independent journalism that has been strongly opposed by the internet giants. “Our legislation will help ensure that the rules of the digital world mirror the rules of the physical world…and ultimately sustain our media landscape.” The law …

Australia to make Facebook, Google pay news outlets for content
4 years ago

Australia to make Facebook, Google pay news outlets for content

The Hindu  

Australia locked in plans on Tuesday to make Facebook Inc and Google pay its media outlets for news content, a world-first move aimed at protecting independent journalism that has drawn strong opposition from the internet giants. Asked about earlier Facebook threats to block news content from its Australian website and Google's threat to block its main search engine in Australia, …

Facebook to block news on Australian sites after new law, riling lawmakers
4 years, 3 months ago

Facebook to block news on Australian sites after new law, riling lawmakers

The Hindu  

Facebook Inc on Tuesday said it would stop Australians sharing news content on its platforms if a proposal to make it pay local media outlets for their content becomes law, escalating tension with the Australian government. “Assuming this draft code becomes law, we will reluctantly stop allowing publishers and people in Australia from sharing local and international news on Facebook …

Facebook to soon pay news publishers in India and other countries for their content
4 years, 3 months ago

Facebook to soon pay news publishers in India and other countries for their content

India Today  

Facebook on Tuesday announced that it would pay news publishers in India and other countries for their content. The social media giant had launched Facebook News in the US earlier this year to help news publishers broaden their audiences but now Facebook will expand the feature to India, UK, Germany, France and Brazil in the coming months. In each country, …

Can do without news content says Facebook, rejects Australia's proposal to share revenue with news organisations
4 years, 6 months ago

Can do without news content says Facebook, rejects Australia's proposal to share revenue with news organisations

India Today  

The Australian Government had announced that Facebook and Google will have to pay for sharing news content from news publishers, in April. The code needs to recognise that there is healthy, competitive rivalry in the relationship between digital platforms and news publishers, in that we compete for advertising revenue," Facebook said. “We made a change to our News Feed ranking …

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