Facebook to restrict news sharing in Australia, will prioritise investments in other countries

February 18, 2021 6:34

Facebook will restrict publishers and people from sharing local and international news in a direct response to the News Media Bargaining Code.

The US tech giant made the announcement in a blog post authored by the company’s Australia and New Zealand managing director, Will Easton, and posted in the early hours of this morning, after the code was passed through the House of Representatives last night.

Will Easton

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Damian Francis

I take care of the operations and subscription content at Unmade. I was previously head of content at Mumbrella and prior to that, editor of AdNews. I have been a journalist since 2004.