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Login Facebook got ‘a lot of what they wanted’ from the government at the last minute 26/02/2021|6min Former CEO of Facebook Australia and New Zealand Stephen Scheeler says Facebook got “a lot of what they wanted” from the government at “the last minute” following its Australian news ban. Just a week after stripping Australian news content from its platform, Facebook has reinstated it and agreed to pay providers for their services after discussions with the government. This comes after the government struck a last-minute deal with Facebook before its news media bargaining code unanimously passed in parliament on Thursday. “Overall Facebook got a lot of what it wanted at the last minute,” Mr Scheeler told Sky News. ....
Facebook s hastiness to compromise follows greater than anticipated backlash24/02/2021|5min Former CEO of Facebook Australia and New Zealand Stephen Scheeler told Sky News Facebook’s “hastiness” to reach a compromise with the government triggered a negative reaction which was greater than expected. Facebook is set to restore access to news content after the Morrison government announced it will introduce a number of technical amendments to its media bargaining code. “I think they managed to get a few concessions from the government at the last minute that clearly satisfied Mark Zuckerberg,” Mr Scheeler said. “I think there was probably a hastiness to get it done on their side as well because some of the negative reaction, I would think, was a little greater than they anticipated”. ....
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