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Monday, August 31, 2020

Facebook threatens to block Australians from sharing news in battle over landmark media law

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Digital giant says it will stop users of Facebook and Instagram sharing local and international news if new law proposed by ACCC is approved

Facebook will block Australians from sharing local and international news on Facebook and Instagram if the news media code becomes law, the digital giant has warned of a landmark plan to make digital platforms pay for news content.

“Assuming this draft code becomes law, we will reluctantly stop allowing publishers and people in Australia from sharing local and international news on Facebook and Instagram,” the managing director of Facebook Australia & New Zealand Will Easton said in a blog post on Tuesday.

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