Canberra - Facebook Inc. is back at the negotiating table, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday after the tech giant this week blocked news on its site in the country. Facebook’s abrupt decision to stop Australians from sharing news on the site and strip the pages of domestic and foreign news outlets also erased several state government and emergency department accounts, causing widespread anger. The company has “tentatively …
UPDATE 1-Facebook has tentatively friended us again, Australia says Reuters 2/20/2021
By Colin Packham
CANBERRA, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is back at the negotiating table, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday after the tech giant this week blocked news on its site in the country.
Facebook s abrupt decision to stop Australians from sharing news on the site and strip the pages of domestic and foreign news outlets also erased several state government and emergency department accounts, causing widespread anger.
The company has tentatively friended us again, Morrison told a news conference in Sydney. What I m pleased about it that Facebook is back at the table again.
Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said that Facebook is back at the negotiation table after the tech giant blocked news sites on the platform this week.“I’m pleased Facebook has decided, i
Scott Morrison said Facebook has tentatively friended us again after tech giant apologised for banning pages run by charities, government departments and small businesses.