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Facebook 'back at the table' in Australia
Published on 20/02/2021
» CANBERRA: Facebook is back at the negotiating table, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday after the tech giant this week blocked news on its site in the country.
Australia and Facebook in talks over sweeping news ban
AFP, Published on 19/02/2021
» SYDNEY: Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg held talks with the Australian government on Friday over a law that would force the social media giant to pay for content, as Prime Minister Scott Morrison insisted the country would not bend to "threats" from big tech.
Shockwaves worldwide as Facebook turns off the news for Australia
AFP, Published on 19/02/2021
» WASHINGTON - Facebook's stunning decision to turn off the news for Australia highlights a long-troubled role for the US tech giant which stumbled into the news business and has grown into one of its most powerful forces.
Facebook blocks news sharing in Australia over media law
AFP, Published on 18/02/2021
» BRISBANE, Australia: Facebook blocked the sharing of news in Australia on Wednesday over government plans to make it pay media groups for content, but the move disrupted the pages of emergency services while triggering accusations of censorship.
Tech giants 'close' to deals with Australian media
AFP, Published on 15/02/2021
» SYDNEY: Google and Facebook are "very close" to deals with major Australian media to pay for news, a top government official said Monday, as the tech giants scramble to avoid landmark regulation.
Why the world is watching Australia's new big-tech rules
AFP, Published on 12/02/2021
» SYDNEY: Australia on Friday moved a step closer to introducing pioneering legislation that would force tech giants to pay for sharing news content, a move that could change how people worldwide experience the internet.
Microsoft backs search engines paying for news worldwide
AFP, Published on 12/02/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft on Thursday lobbied for other countries to follow Australia's lead in demanding news outlets to be paid for stories search engines publish online, a move opposed by Facebook and Google.
Google bombards Australian search users as PR campaign intensifies
AFP, Published on 29/01/2021
» SYDNEY: US tech giant Google stepped up its public relations campaign against Australian regulation Friday, presenting all search users Down Under with a "proposal" to water down planned rules.
Murdoch empire calls time on Trump but tries to keep his base onside
AFP, Published on 09/01/2021
» NEW YORK - The storming of the US Capitol has triggered Rupert Murdoch's media empire to call time on Donald Trump, with The Wall Street Journal saying the president should resign and even acolytes on Fox News telling viewers he has reached the end of his shelf life.
Trump in winter: eight days of golf, tweets and rage
AFP, Published on 01/01/2021
» WEST PALM BEACH (UNITED STATES) - President Donald Trump wound up his vacation at his Florida resort on Thursday, isolated, angry and refusing to give up center stage despite making little pretense of governing the country any more.