12/08/2020 - Australia to debate bill to make Google and Facebook pay for news
12/15/2020 - Australia Watchdog Sues Facebook Over 'Misleading' VPN App
01/30/2021 - Mark Zuckerberg Reached Out Over Media Rules' Facebook Impact: Australia
02/02/2021 - Microsoft Backs Australia's Proposed Laws Targeting Facebook, Google
02/09/2021 - Australia media bill to become law 'fairly soon' despite Google, Facebook objections, minister says
02/15/2021 - Australia's political opposition will reportedly support proposed media law on Facebook, Google
02/17/2021 - Facebook To Block News Content Sharing In Australia, Defying Regulators
02/17/2021 - Emergency Services Affected In Australia Due To Facebook Ban Internet
02/17/2021 - Australia news code: What’s this row with Facebook and Google all about?
02/17/2021 - Australia Slams Facebook News Blackout As "Heavy Handed, Wrong"
02/17/2021 - Facebook threatens to block people in Australia from sharing news
02/17/2021 - 'Facebook was wrong': Australia's treasurer slams social media giant's move to block news
02/18/2021 - Australia Wakes Up To Empty News Feed On Facebook
02/18/2021 - Facebook Australia: PM Scott Morrison 'will not be intimidated' by tech giant
02/18/2021 - Facebook Says Forced To Block Media In Australia Because Of Draft Law
02/18/2021 - Facebook blocked charity and state health pages in Australia news ban
02/18/2021 - "School Yard Bully": UK Trade Body Slams Facebook's Action In Australia
02/18/2021 - Facebook Australia row: How Facebook became so powerful in news
02/18/2021 - Facebook Australia: Tech giant faces growing criticism over news ban
02/19/2021 - Canada determined to follow Australia and France, and make Facebook pay for news content
02/19/2021 - Australia And Facebook In Talks Over Sweeping News Ban
02/19/2021 - Facebook Has "Tentatively Friended Us Again": Australia
02/22/2021 - Australia Says No Further Facebook, Google Amendments As Final Vote Nears
02/22/2021 - Facebook To Restore Australia News Feed After Deal With Government On Law
02/23/2021 - Facebook reverses ban on news pages in Australia
02/23/2021 - Facebook to lift Australia news ban, pay media companies for content
02/23/2021 - Facebook to lift Australia news ban, pay media companies for content
02/24/2021 - Facebook To Invest $1 Billion In News Industry After Australia Row
02/24/2021 - Australia passes law to make Google and Facebook pay for news
02/24/2021 - Australia passes new media law that will require Google, Facebook to pay for news
03/15/2021 - Facebook to pay News Corp for content in Australia
10/24/2021 - Australia Says "Concerned" About Facebook's Approach To Media Licence Law
02/02/2022 - Australia's Richest Man Takes Facebook To Court Over Scam Ads
03/17/2022 - Australia sues Facebook over scam ads impersonating celebrities
05/06/2022 - Facebook's Australia news ban overblocked on purpose, whistleblowers claim
02/24/2023 - Facebook, Instagram Roll Out Paid Subscription In Australia, New Zealand
Facebook, Instagram Roll Out Paid Subscription In Australia, New Zealand
Published: 02/24/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
Facebook and Instagram began a week-long rollout of their first paid verification service on Friday, testing users' willingness to pay for social media features that until now have been free.
Facebook's Australia news ban overblocked on purpose, whistleblowers claim
Published: 05/06/2022 in BBC News - World
A whistleblower group says Facebook deliberately overblocked a news ban affecting vital services.
Australia sues Facebook over scam ads impersonating celebrities
Published: 03/17/2022 in BBC News - World
The tech giant knowingly let scammers target users with fake celebrity endorsements, a regulator says.
Australia's Richest Man Takes Facebook To Court Over Scam Ads
Published: 02/02/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest said on Thursday he is launching criminal proceedings against Meta Platform Inc's Facebook in an Australian court, alleging that it breached anti-money laundering laws...
Australia Says "Concerned" About Facebook's Approach To Media Licence Law
Published: 10/24/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
The Australian regulator behind a law forcing large internet platforms to negotiate licencing deals with media outlets said on Monday he was "concerned" about Facebook Inc's cooperation, seven months...
Facebook to pay News Corp for content in Australia
Published: 03/15/2021 in BBC News - World
The "landmark" deal comes after Australia passed a world-first law targeting Facebook and Google.
Australia passes new media law that will require Google, Facebook to pay for news
Published: 02/24/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
It comes days after the Australian government introduced several last-minute changes to the proposed bill.
Australia passes law to make Google and Facebook pay for news
Published: 02/24/2021 in BBC News - World
The world-first law is designed to make the tech giants pay news publishers for content.
Facebook To Invest $1 Billion In News Industry After Australia Row
Published: 02/24/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Facebook Inc on Wednesday pledged to invest at least $1 billion in the news industry over the next three years, days after a high-profile stand-off with the Australian government over paying news...
Facebook to lift Australia news ban, pay media companies for content
Published: 02/23/2021 in World - CBSNews.com
Social media giant reaches compromise with government to tweak new law aimed at making sure local media outlets get paid for their work.
Facebook to lift Australia news ban, pay media companies for content
Published: 02/23/2021 in World - CBSNews.com
Social media giant reaches compromise with government to tweak new law aimed at making sure local media outlets get paid for their work.
Facebook reverses ban on news pages in Australia
Published: 02/23/2021 in BBC News - World
Facebook will reverse a decision to block access to news content, Australia's government says.
Facebook To Restore Australia News Feed After Deal With Government On Law
Published: 02/22/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Facebook said Tuesday it will lift a contentious ban on Australian news pages "in the coming days", after the government agreed to amend a world-first media law fiercely opposed by the tech giant.
Australia Says No Further Facebook, Google Amendments As Final Vote Nears
Published: 02/22/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Australia will not alter legislation that would make Facebook and Alphabet Inc's Google pay news outlets for content, a senior lawmaker said on Monday, as Canberra neared a final vote on whether to...
Facebook Has "Tentatively Friended Us Again": Australia
Published: 02/19/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Facebook Inc is back at the negotiating table, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday after the tech giant this week blocked news on its site in the country.
Australia And Facebook In Talks Over Sweeping News Ban
Published: 02/19/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
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...
Canada determined to follow Australia and France, and make Facebook pay for news content
Published: 02/19/2021 in MercoPress
Canada is following Australia and 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.
Facebook Australia: Tech giant faces growing criticism over news ban
Published: 02/18/2021 in BBC News - World
Politicians, publishers and rights groups condemn the social media giant's response to a planned law.
Facebook Australia row: How Facebook became so powerful in news
Published: 02/18/2021 in BBC News - World
The social media giant has become a major hub for news around the world. But how did it happen?
"School Yard Bully": UK Trade Body Slams Facebook's Action In Australia
Published: 02/18/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Facebook's move to block all media content in Australia shows why countries around the world need robust regulation to stop tech giants behaving like a "school yard bully", the head of the UK's news...
Facebook blocked charity and state health pages in Australia news ban
Published: 02/18/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
Facebook banned a large swathe of non-news pages in Australia in its attempt to remove news content from its platform.
Facebook Says Forced To Block Media In Australia Because Of Draft Law
Published: 02/18/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Facebook Inc said on Thursday that it blocked media content in Australia because the draft law did not provide clear guidance on the definition of news content and said its commitment to combat...
Facebook Australia: PM Scott Morrison 'will not be intimidated' by tech giant
Published: 02/18/2021 in BBC News - World
Scott Morrison says Facebook's decision to block news feeds to users is "arrogant and disappointing".
Australia Wakes Up To Empty News Feed On Facebook
Published: 02/18/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Australians woke to empty news feeds on their Facebook Inc pages on Thursday after the social media giant blocked all media content in a surprise and dramatic escalation of a dispute with the...
'Facebook was wrong': Australia's treasurer slams social media giant's move to block news
Published: 02/17/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
Facebook's decision was in response to a proposed media law in Australia that will require online platforms to pay news outlets for content.
Facebook threatens to block people in Australia from sharing news
Published: 02/17/2021 in World - CBSNews.com
In July, Australia released a draft code that would allow media companies to negotiate with Google and Facebook over payments for content that's shared on their platforms.
Australia Slams Facebook News Blackout As "Heavy Handed, Wrong"
Published: 02/17/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Australia's government said Facebook was "heavy handed" and "wrong" Thursday for introducing a landmark local ban on sharing news in response to pending legislation.
Australia news code: What’s this row with Facebook and Google all about?
Published: 02/17/2021 in BBC News - World
A law that would force tech firms to pay for news is being closely watched globally. We explain why.
Emergency Services Affected In Australia Due To Facebook Ban Internet
Published: 02/17/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Several Australian emergency services reported being hit by Facebook's ban on sharing news content in the country Thursday, with pages that carry warnings about Covid outbreaks, bushfires and cyclones...
Facebook To Block News Content Sharing In Australia, Defying Regulators
Published: 02/17/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Facebook said Wednesday it would block news content sharing in Australia, refusing to bend to a regulatory push that would force the social giant to share revenue with media outlets.
Australia's political opposition will reportedly support proposed media law on Facebook, Google
Published: 02/15/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
The bill is dependent upon support from the opposition as Prime Minister Scott Morrison's Liberal party does not have a majority in the country's upper house.
Australia media bill to become law 'fairly soon' despite Google, Facebook objections, minister says
Published: 02/09/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
The so-called news media bargaining code would require digital platforms like Google, Facebook to pay local media outlets and publishers to link their content.
Microsoft Backs Australia's Proposed Laws Targeting Facebook, Google
Published: 02/02/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it fully supported proposed new laws in Australia that would force internet giants Google and Facebook Inc to pay domestic media outlets for their content.
Mark Zuckerberg Reached Out Over Media Rules' Facebook Impact: Australia
Published: 01/30/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Facebook Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg called Australian lawmakers last week to discuss rules that would make internet giants pay news outlets for content but failed to persuade them to change policy, the...
Australia Watchdog Sues Facebook Over 'Misleading' VPN App
Published: 12/15/2020 in NDTV News - World-news
Australia's consumer watchdog launched legal action against Facebook on Wednesday, alleging the social media giant "misled" thousands of Australians by collecting user data from a free VPN service...
Australia to debate bill to make Google and Facebook pay for news
Published: 12/08/2020 in BBC News - World
MPs will consider a "world-first" bill that would force Google and Facebook to pay publishers.