Facebook s news ban in Australia: Everything you should know
Australians woke up last Thursday to find news had vanished from their Facebook feed. Now the social media giant had decided to reverse its decision. Listen - 08:49
Facebook started restricting the viewing and sharing of news on the social network in Australia in response to a proposed law that would require digital platforms to pay publishers for content. Brent Lewin/Getty Images
Last year, Facebook issued a stark warning to the Australian government over a proposed law that would require the social-media giant to pay publishers: Pass it and we ll restrict news Down Under.
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