Facebook's ban on publishing news in Australia has now come loose. It will allow its users to publish the news cautiously, Facebook has said. Facebook has decided to raise the ban as part of an agreement with the Government of Australia
Facebook has agreed with Australia to remove the ban on publishing news. Facebook has issued a statement saying that the Australian government is making changes to its draft law.Facebook's ban on publishing news in Canberra Australia has become lax. Facebook disclosed that it would allow its users to publish the news slowly in the coming days, following the Australian government's stern stance and some changes to the draft law. Facebook is believed to have decided to lift the ban as part of an agreement with the Australian government.
"We are very happy that we have agreed to an agreement with the Government of Australia," said William Euston, Facebook MD for Australia and New Zealand. He said that there has been constructive dialogue towards the removal of this ban. "We have supported a framework that enhances innovation and collaboration between online platforms and publishers," Iston said, after further negotiations, we have agreed to the Australian Government for several changes and guarantees. As the outcome of these changes, we can now invest more in public journalism and the coming days will remove the Facebook ban pressed for Australians. ' timely The Australian PM spoke to the Prime Minister of India, and Canada to challenge Facebook.
On Friday, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison told Facebook to lift the ban on Australian users and start talks with businesses that publish news. On top of that, he also alerted that other countries can also follow their government's steps to collect fees from digital companies in exchange for sharing news. He has spoken to Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Thursday about the Facebook controversy, Morrison said.
Talking about proposed legislation with Britain, Canada and France' Morrison said that he is also talking with the leaders of Britain, Canada and France about this proposed legislation of Australia. He said, 'Many countries are intrigued in what Australia is doing. Therefore, I summoned Facebook to talk constructively, just like Google, because they know that many Western countries can follow what Australia is going to do here. '
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