Meta is ending its deals to pay for Australian news content. This is how it could change your Facebook and Instagram feeds
1 year ago

Meta is ending its deals to pay for Australian news content. This is how it could change your Facebook and Instagram feeds

ABC  

If you ever get your daily news fix by scrolling through Facebook and Instagram, you may soon be seeing a whole lot less. "The number of people using Facebook News in Australia and the US has dropped by over 80 per cent last year," Meta said in a statement. Professor Martin said we have already seen dangerous deep fake videos and an abundance of "persuasive" fake news appearing across social media, so people are going to need to become far more sceptical. Nine CEO Mike Sneesby said he supports the government's commitment to seek "a fair outcome for Australian news media". "If the government responds and says, 'We're going to make you renew these deals,' then yes, it's quite likely that Meta would react again by banning news altogether," Professor Bruns said.

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Meta reaches out to influencers like MrBeast and Mark Rober to make Facebook cool again: Report
1 month ago

Meta reaches out to influencers like MrBeast and Mark Rober to make Facebook cool again: Report

Hindustan Times  

Meta is trying to make Facebook more appealing to creators with new rewards and features as the social media platform has started losing ground to TikTok and YouTube. This illustration photo taken in Los Angeles on October 28, 2021, shows a person using Facebook on a smartphone in front of a computer screen showing the META logo. The social media …

Australia to force tech titans to pay for news
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Australia to force tech titans to pay for news

Raw Story  

Australia will force Meta and Google to pay for news shared on their platforms under a new scheme unveiled Thursday, threatening to tax them if they refuse to strike deals with local media. "The rapid growth of digital platforms in recent years has disrupted Australia's media landscape, and it is threatening the viability of public interest journalism," Communications Minister Michelle …

How Facebook, TikTok and Google will be forced to pay for Aussie news
3 months, 2 weeks ago

How Facebook, TikTok and Google will be forced to pay for Aussie news

Daily Mail  

Tech companies who refuse to strike deals with Australian publishers will be made to pay as the government plays 'four-dimensional chess' and forces the industry to fund news. The charge was not designed to drum up revenue for the Commonwealth but to encourage companies to strike deals with news publishers, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland and Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones said. …

Australia plans to tax digital platforms that don't pay for news
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Australia plans to tax digital platforms that don't 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 The Australian government said Thursday …

Australia plans to tax digital platforms that don’t pay for news
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Australia plans to tax digital platforms that don’t pay for news

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian government said Thursday it will tax large digital platforms and search engines unless they agree to share revenue with Australian news media organizations. The tax would apply from Jan. 1 to tech companies that earn more than 250 million Australian dollars a year in revenue from Australia, Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones and Communications Minister Michelle …

Tech giants like Meta, Google to be forced to pay for Australian news
Trending News
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Tech giants like Meta, Google to be forced to pay for Australian news

CNN  

Sydney Reuters — Australia plans new rules to “create a financial incentive” for big tech firms to pay Australian media companies for news content on their platforms, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones announced on Thursday. The move, described as a “news bargaining initiative,” piles pressure on global tech giants like Facebook-owner Meta Platforms and Google to …

Meta tightens ad rules to curb financial scams aimed at Australians
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Meta tightens ad rules to curb financial scams aimed at Australians

The Hindu  

Instagram and Facebook-owner Meta Platforms said on Monday it had introduced stricter rules for advertisers of financial products and services targeting Australians, in a bid to crack down on scams on the social media platforms. The move comes after Meta in October said it took down 8,000 so-called "celeb bait" ads, as part of an effort with Australian banks to …

Meta faces trial in October on unfair competition case lodged by Spanish media
4 months ago

Meta faces trial in October on unfair competition case lodged by Spanish media

The Hindu  

Facebook owner Meta Platforms will face a trial in October 2025 in Spain over a 551 million euro complaint lodged by more than 80 media companies accusing it of unfair competition in advertising, a Madrid court said on Friday. The AMI media association, which represents 87 Spanish media firms, filed a lawsuit last year alleging Meta violated EU data protection …

Competition watchdog accepts Meta ad data rule changes
7 months, 1 week ago

Competition watchdog accepts Meta ad data rule changes

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 The UK’s competition watchdog says …

Meta accused of breaking European law with its ‘pay or consent’ model
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Meta accused of breaking European law with its ‘pay or consent’ model

CNN  

London CNN — Facebook parent Meta has been accused of breaking Europe’s new digital competition rules over its “pay or consent” advertising model. The European Commission said in a statement Monday that, in its preliminary view, “this binary choice forces users to consent to the of their personal data and fails to provide them a less personalized but equivalent version …

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

Meta won't renew commercial deals with Australian news media
1 year ago

Meta won't renew commercial deals with Australian news media

ABC  

Facebook owner Meta says it won't renew commercial deals with Australian news media companies worth millions of dollars. 'Dereliction of commitment': Government on Meta Ms Rowland and Mr Jones said Meta's announcement represented a "dereliction of its commitment to the sustainability of Australian news media". "The case has not only been made but proven and we welcome ministers Jones and …

Meta says not required to pay for Indonesia news content posted voluntarily
1 year, 1 month ago

Meta says not required to pay for Indonesia news content posted voluntarily

The Hindu  

Facebook parent Meta Platforms on Thursday said it understood it was not required to pay for content of news publishers posted voluntarily by users in Indonesia, following a government regulation seeking a sharing of profits between digital platforms and media firms. Indonesia's president signed a regulation on Monday requiring digital platforms to pay media outlets that provide them with content, …

Canada to keep pressure on Facebook to pay for news: PM Justin Trudeau
1 year, 3 months ago

Canada to keep pressure on Facebook to pay for news: PM Justin Trudeau

The Hindu  

Ottawa will keep pushing Meta to comply with a new law requiring large internet companies to pay Canadian news publishers for their content, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday, but the Facebook parent stood by its decision to block news sharing rather than pay. "News outlets choose to use our free services because it helps their bottom line, and …

Facebook Is Giving Up on News—Again
1 year, 6 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, 6 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 …

Canada demands Meta lift ban on news to allow fires info to be shared
1 year, 7 months ago

Canada demands Meta lift ban on news to allow fires info to be shared

The Hindu  

A Canadian government minister on Friday demanded that Meta lift a ban on domestic news from its platforms to allow people to share information about wildfires in the west of the country. Meta started blocking news on its Facebook and Instagram platforms for all users in Canada this month in response to a new law requiring internet giants to pay …

Why did Meta block Canada’s access to news reports?
1 year, 7 months ago

Why did Meta block Canada’s access to news reports?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On August 1, Meta announced that it will block users in Canada from posting and accessing news reports on its Facebook and Instagram platforms. This is after Canada’s Online News Act came into effect on July 22, stipulating that large digital players such as Meta and Google should pay news publishers for content that is made …

Facebook owner Meta carries out threat to block news in Canada. Google plans to do the same
1 year, 7 months ago

Facebook owner Meta carries out threat to block news in Canada. Google plans to do the same

Associated Press  

MENLO PARK, California — Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta is keeping its promise to block news content in Canada on its platforms in response to a new law that requires tech giants to pay publishers for linking to or otherwise repurposing their content online. The social media company said the Online News Act “is based on the incorrect premise …

Meta starts blocking news in Canada
1 year, 7 months ago

Meta starts blocking news in Canada

The Hindu  

Meta on Tuesday started blocking Canadians' access to news on Facebook and Instagram in response to a new law requiring digital giants to pay publishers for such content. Google, another critic of the Online News Act, has said it is considering a similar move, among an ongoing global debate as more governments try to make tech firms pay for news …

Meta threatens to yank news content from California over payments bill
1 year, 9 months ago

Meta threatens to yank news content from California over payments bill

The Hindu  

Facebook parent Meta Platforms said on Wednesday it would remove news content in its home state of California if the state government passed legislation forcing tech companies to pay publishers. The proposed California Journalism Preservation Act would require "online platforms" to pay a "journalism usage fee" to news providers whose work appears on their services, aimed at reversing a decline …

Meta offers to limit use of ad data to address U.K. competition concerns
1 year, 10 months ago

Meta offers to limit use of ad data to address U.K. competition concerns

The Hindu  

Britain's competition watchdog on Friday said social media giant Meta had offered to limit its use of other businesses' advertising data for its Facebook Marketplace service to address the regulator's competition concerns. The Competition and Markets Authority said it was minded to accept the commitments, which include advertisers being able to opt out of allowing their data to be used …

Explained | What is Canada’s Online News Act and how it impacts social media users
2 years ago

Explained | What is Canada’s Online News Act and how it impacts social media users

The Hindu  

The story so far: On March 11, Facebook-owner Meta reiterated its stance against Canada’s proposed Online News Act. Introduced in April 2022, Canada’s ‘Online News Act,’ also known as the House of Commons bill C-18, aims to make Big Tech companies like Google and Meta compensate local news publishers for making the latter’s content available for users on its platforms. …

Meta launches paid subscription: What will it offer and who will benefit?
2 years, 1 month ago

Meta launches paid subscription: What will it offer and who will benefit?

Firstpost  

The new service will cost $11.99 a month for users who sign up via the Internet and $14.99 for those using mobile apps. The subscription will be voluntary and only users who are over the age of 18 will be allowed to subscribe San Francisco: Meta platform users will soon be able to follow in Twitter denizens’ footsteps in affixing …

Facebook parent Meta threatens to remove news from platform
2 years, 3 months ago

Facebook parent Meta threatens to remove news from platform

The Hindu  

Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. said Tuesday it will be “forced to consider” removing news content from its platform if Congress passes legislation requiring tech companies to pay news outlets for their material. Meta said it would rather pull news from its platforms than “submit to government-mandated negotiations that unfairly disregard the value we provide to news outlets.” The value, …

Facebook parent Meta threatens to remove news from platform
2 years, 3 months ago

Facebook parent Meta threatens to remove news from platform

Associated Press  

Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. said Tuesday it will be “forced to consider” removing news content from its platform if Congress passes legislation requiring tech companies to pay news outlets for their material. Meta said it would rather pull news from its platforms than “submit to government-mandated negotiations that unfairly disregard the value we provide to news outlets.” The value, …

Meta-backed Facebook threatens to ban news on their platforms if the US Congress passes a new journalism bill
2 years, 3 months ago

Meta-backed Facebook threatens to ban news on their platforms if the US Congress passes a new journalism bill

Firstpost  

Meta argues that publishers and broadcasters who put their content on platforms like Facebook or Twitter do so for better reach and to earn revenue, which benefits publishers and broadcasters, not distributors like Facebook or Twitter. Andy Stone, Meta’s head of policy communications, said on Twitter that Facebook will “be forced to consider removing news” from Facebook if a new …

Facebook owner Meta may remove news from platform if U.S. Congress passes media bill
2 years, 3 months ago

Facebook owner Meta may remove news from platform if U.S. Congress passes media bill

The Hindu  

Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. on Monday threatened to remove news from its platform if the U.S. Congress passes a proposal aimed at making it easier for news organisations to negotiate collectively with companies like Alphabet Inc.'s Google and Facebook. Sources briefed on the matter said lawmakers are considering adding the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act to a must-pass annual …

New Zealand plans law to require Facebook, Google to pay for news
2 years, 3 months ago

New Zealand plans law to require Facebook, Google to pay for news

The Hindu  

The New Zealand government said it will introduce a law that will require big online digital companies such as Alphabet Inc.'s Google and Meta Platforms Inc. to pay New Zealand media companies for the local news content that appears on their feeds. Minister of Broadcasting Willie Jackson said in a statement on Sunday that the legislation will be modelled on …

Australia says law making Google pay for news a ‘success’
2 years, 3 months ago

Australia says law making Google pay for news a ‘success’

Al Jazeera  

Treasury report says media outlets have signed more than 30 deals compensating them for news shared on platforms. Australia’s world-first law forcing Big Tech to pay for news has been a success and Canberra should consider extending it to social media platforms such as TikTok and Twitter, a government report has found. Canberra passed landmark legislation last year that obligates …

Explained | Why is Facebook threatening to block news in Canada
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained | Why is Facebook threatening to block news in Canada

The Hindu  

The story so far: On October 21, Meta threatened to block news content from Facebook in Canada. The law can force social media platforms like Facebook and Google to pay news publishers for their content. The law lays down rules that mandate platforms like Meta’s Facebook and Alphabet’s Google to negotiate deals with news publications. Tech companies like Facebook profit …

Meta accepts UK order to sell Giphy after antitrust battle
2 years, 5 months ago

Meta accepts UK order to sell Giphy after antitrust battle

The Hindu  

Britain's competition regulator has ordered Facebook-owner Meta to sell animated-images platform Giphy on Tuesday after a tribunal upheld its view that the acquisition could damage its rivals and remove a potential competitor in advertising. U.S. antitrust regulators had, earlier in October, filed a lawsuit against Meta's acquisition of virtual reality content maker Within Unlimited Inc., saying it would "tend to …

India May Enact Regulations Asking Big Tech to Compensate News Outlets for Their Content
2 years, 8 months ago

India May Enact Regulations Asking Big Tech to Compensate News Outlets for Their Content

News 18  

aceAustralia’s “News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code” has made it compulsory for the Big Tech companies to pay news publishers for showing links on their platforms. Recently, the minister of state for IT and electronics Rajeev Chandrasekhar told the Times of India, that the government is thinking about passing a law requiring tech companies such as Google, Meta, …

Australian watchdog sues Meta over scam advertisements
3 years ago

Australian watchdog sues Meta over scam advertisements

The Hindu  

Australia's competition watchdog filed a lawsuit against Facebook owner Meta Platforms on Friday, alleging the social media giant failed to prevent scammers using its platform to promote fake ads featuring well-known people. The The lawsuit filed in the Federal Court also alleges Facebook "aided and abetted or was knowingly concerned in false or misleading conduct and representations by the advertisers," …

New Zealand News Media Company Stuff Rejects Facebook : The Indicator from Planet Money : NPR
4 years 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, …

News Corp strikes Facebook pay deal for Australian news
4 years ago

News Corp strikes Facebook pay deal for Australian news

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy News Corp and Facebook …

Facebook Reaches Deal With News Corp. Australia To Pay For News Content
4 years 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 strikes deal with Murdoch’s News Corp in Australia
4 years ago

Facebook strikes deal with Murdoch’s News Corp in Australia

Al Jazeera  

It is the first large media outlet with a Facebook deal under new laws on fees social media giants must pay for news. Media baron Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp reached a content-supply deal with Facebook Inc in Australia, the companies said on Tuesday, a step towards settling a dispute that saw the social media giant briefly shut down thousands of …

Australia passes media law that requires tech firms to pay for news: Will the system be replicated globally?
4 years, 1 month ago

Australia passes media law that requires tech firms to pay for news: Will the system be replicated globally?

Firstpost  

The Australian law is seen as a potential model for companies around the world who have seen their advertising revenues decimated by the rise of internet platforms. After months of tense negotiation, the government agreed to water down elements of the new law in exchange for Facebook and Google agreeing to payment deals with struggling local media firms – seen …

Facebook signs preliminary agreements with three Australian news publishers after new media law comes into effect
4 years, 1 month 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
4 years, 1 month 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 …

Facebook signs deals with three more Australian media firms
4 years, 1 month ago

Facebook signs deals with three more Australian media firms

Al Jazeera  

Facebook Inc says it has signed preliminary deals with three Australian media firms, a day after the country’s Parliament passed a law forcing it to pay media companies for using content on its platform. “The code will ensure that news media businesses are fairly remunerated for the content they generate, helping to sustain public-interest journalism in Australia,” Treasurer Josh Frydenberg …

Facebook thinks it won the battle of the media bargaining code — but so does the government
4 years, 1 month ago

Facebook thinks it won the battle of the media bargaining code — but so does the government

ABC  

With the dust settling on the news media bargaining code battle royale, both Facebook and the Australian government have declared victory. Key points: Last-minute concessions mean media bargaining code may never be used Regional media companies lose out under the deal Google, Facebook, government and big media businesses are winners The legislation passed the Senate on Tuesday night, meaning the …

Australia passes landmark law requiring tech firms like Google, Facebook to pay for news
4 years, 1 month 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 …

Australia passes amended law to make Google and Facebook pay for news
4 years, 1 month ago

Australia passes amended law to make Google and 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 has passed new law …

Australian Parliament Passes Media Bill That Forces Google, Facebook to News Outlets for Content
4 years, 1 month 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
4 years, 1 month 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
4 years, 1 month 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 …

Australia passes law making Facebook and Google pay for news
4 years, 1 month ago

Australia passes law making Facebook and Google pay for news

Al Jazeera  

The legislation could provide a framework for other countries looking to address platforms’ dominant position. Australia’s parliament passed landmark legislation on Thursday requiring global technology giants to pay for the news content shared on their platforms, in a move that is being closely watched around the world. The law was passed after a last-gasp deal that watered down binding rules …

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