Category: Facebook News

Meta Deliberately Shut Australian Facebook Accounts to Pressure Australian Government

Meta’s sweeping news ban across Australia in early 2021, which saw the Facebook pages of non-profits and government entities also shut down, was a deliberate ploy by the tech giant’s top brass to gain leverage during heated negotiations over an impending media payment law. The U.S.-based Whistleblower Aid revealed on May 5 that it had…


Meta Deliberately Shut Down Facebook Pages to Pressure Australian Government

Meta’s sweeping news ban across Australia in early 2021, which saw the Facebook pages of non-profits and government entities also shut down, was a deliberate ploy by the tech giant’s top brass to gain leverage during heated negotiations over an impending media payment law. The U.S.-based Whistleblower Aid revealed on May 5 that it had…


Meta Deliberately Shut Down Major Facebook Accounts to Strong-Arm Australian Government

Meta’s sweeping news ban across Australia in early 2021, which saw the Facebook pages of non-profits and government entities also shut down, was a deliberate ploy by the tech giant’s top brass to gain leverage during heated negotiations over an impending media payment law. The U.S.-based Whistleblower Aid revealed on May 5 that it had…


Facebook News Kicks Off in Australia

Facebook has announced a phased rollout of Facebook News to a small group of Australian users, as well as a $15 million (US$11.1 million) news fund. Facebook News will provide personalised news content for users in a separate tab on its app. It comes after Australia implemented a media bargaining code, which Facebook strongly opposed. In…