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Arrogant Facebook is trying to intimidate us over news ban, says Australian PM Scott Morrison
Canberra says it will not be bullied after website blocks news feeds in response to proposed media legislation
18 February 2021 • 5:03pm
Australia s prime minister accused Facebook of an arrogant act of intimidation after the tech giant disabled news feeds in the country in a bid to derail legislation that would oblige it to pay for such content.
The social media giant blocked all Australian publishers from posting on Facebook and prevented users across the world from sharing their content, as well as hiding all news and journalism from 17 million Australian users.