Facebook just restricted access to news in Australia. Here’s what that means for you

Facebook has restricted access to news in Australia.

The tech giant says news makes up less than four per cent of what people see in their feeds, but you’ll likely notice a difference when logging into the social network today.

Let’s unpack what we know so far and how we got here.

What just happened?

Basically, there’s no content on the pages of any Australian news outlets. You can go and look for yourself.

That means there will be no more updates from your favourite news organisations in your feed.

If you search for the Facebook pages of (for example) ABC News, the Sydney Morning Herald, the New York Times, and the BBC, you’ll see a blank…