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Facebook lifts news ban in Australia – Quick wrap


As promised, social network Facebook ended its blackout of Australian news, & also announced preliminary commercial agreements with 3 local publishers.


Facebook brings back news in Australia, inks content deals – crn.com.au

Facebook ended a one-week blackout of Australian news on its popular social media site on Friday and announced preliminary commercial agreements with three small local publishers. The moves reflected easing tensions between the US company and the Australian government, a day after the country’s parliament passed a law forcing it and Google to pay local media companies for using content on their platforms.

Link: Facebook brings back news in Australia, inks content deals
via www.crn.com.au

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