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On Thursday, millions of Australians woke up to find a drastically different version of Facebook - one devoid of any news.
Overnight, Facebook banned Australian users from sharing or viewing news content on the platform - in response to a proposed law that would make tech giants pay for such content.
Facebook has, in just a matter of years, established itself as the place where many get their news. And the platform s outsized influence on how some newsrooms make editorial and hiring decisions has led to it being described as the absent editor in the room .
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