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Facebook threatens to block news in Australia if regulations are enacted – NBC News
The social media giant is threatening to make it impossible for users in Australia to share local and international news content
Facebook users in Australia may soon be blocked from sharing news.
The social media giant is threatening to make it impossible for users in Australia to share local and international news content on both Facebook and Instagram if the government passes new regulations altering the financial arrangement between publishers and online platforms.
The new rules, strongly backed by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp Australia, would force Facebook and Google into giving news outlets a bigger cut of digital a…
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