Facebook reverses Australia news ban after government makes media code amendments
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announces a compromise has been reached at the 11th hour as the legislation is debated in the Senate
No 10 ‘concerned’ about Facebook news shutdown in Australia
Oliver Dowden expected to meet US firm as Downing Street says UK will ‘defend free speech and journalism’
Australia shows the way. It’s the job of governments not big tech to run democracies
Let’s hope Canberra’s challenges to Facebook are just the start. Elected leaders can’t allow unaccountable corporate powers to do as they like
Charities condemn Facebook for ‘attack on democracy’ in Australia
Campaign groups say blocking access to reliable news sources leaves a void to be filled by misinformation and hate speech
Misinformation runs rampant as Facebook says it may take a week before it unblocks some pages
News remains blocked as satirical websites are reinstated and Qanon and anti-vaxxers continue to be unaffected
The question every politician should be asking is, what does Mark Zuckerberg want with us?
This is about more than Facebook and news – it’s about the pursuit of power in a world where companies are stronger than countries, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
Sacha Baron Cohen: ‘If you’re protesting against racism, you’re going to upset some racists’
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Facebook news ban hits more than 250 Australian arts organisations
Companies understand they may need to clear out old posts that could be construed as news or appeal directly to social media giant for exception
Facebook’s Australia ban threatens to leave Pacific without key news source
Media experts fear that communities reliant on the site for information will suffer significant impact
Facebook under fire over move to ‘bully democracy’ in Australia
Politicians and news providers in UK and US condemn site after blocking access to media content
Facebook announces UK trial to tackle climate misinformation
Labels to be attached to posts directing users to Facebook’s Climate Science Information Center
Even for a company that specialises in PR disasters, Facebook has excelled with its Australian blackout
By turning off news sharing, Facebook has turned attention away from flawed government legislation and on to its own reckless opaque power
Prime minister Scott Morrison attacks Facebook for ‘arrogant’ move to ‘unfriend Australia’
The PM says the social media giant’s move to block news on its platform in Australia will harden the resolve of his government
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Facebook users flocked to Twitter to complain about the ban, which also struck community pages, health departments, charities and politicians
Facebook’s botched Australia news ban hits health departments, charities and its own pages
Social media company’s ban on sharing news has also affected dozens of government, not-for-profit and community pages