Facebook surprises everyone with an unprecedented decision that was recently made in response to a new law that was proposed for adoption in Australia, and that would oblige it to pay money for the content on its network, taken from the website- kinds of news.
Facebook decided to ban the publication of news on its platform in response to this law, so that from today no one can share on the social network any link of any news website so that in the end the company is not obliged to pay them their creators.
Facebook will no longer display the posts already published with news from Australian websites, and the measure applies globally, so news from Australian websites is completely banned within the social network, an unprecedented measure in a war accompanied by the press.
“In response to Australia's proposed new media negotiation law, Facebook will restrict publishers and individuals in Australia from sharing or viewing Australian and international news content.
In response to Australia's proposed new media negotiation law, Facebook will restrict publishers and individuals in Australia from sharing or viewing Australian and international news content. For Australian publishers, this means: they will be banned from accessing or posting any content on Facebook Pages, admins will still be able to access other features on their Facebook Page, including Page Statistics and Creative Studio, we will continue to provide access to all the other standard Facebook Services, including data tools and CrowdTangle. For international publishers, this means: they can continue to publish news content on Facebook, but links and posts cannot be viewed or shared by the Australian public.”
