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September 1, 2020 06:51 pm
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Facebook Threatens To Cut Off Australians From Sharing News
Facebook plans to block people and publishers in Australia from sharing news, a move that pushes back against a proposed law forcing the company to pay media firms for their articles. From a report: The threat escalates an antitrust battle between Facebook and the Australian government, which wants the social-media giant and Alphabet's Google to compensate publishers for the value they provide to their platforms. The legislation still needs to be approved by Australia's parliament. Under the proposal, an arbitration panel would decide how much the technology companies must pay publishers if the two sides can't agree. Facebook said in a blog posting Monday that the proposal is unfair and would allow publishers to charge any price they want. If the legislation becomes law, the company says it will take the unprecedented step of preventing Australians from sharing news on Facebook and Instagram.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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