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Australia: A compromise was reached with the Australian government and it was agreed to lift the "block" in the news

The Facebook announced that it will restore access to news content for its users on Australia.


Ο Australian Minister of Finance, Josh Freidenberg, states that the head of the social network, Mark Zackerberg, informed him that the "Facebook has announced that it will restore access to news content for its users in Australia, with Australian Finance Minister Josh Freidenberg saying that the head of the social network, Mark Zuckerberg, informed him that the "block"Will end" in the coming days "after their talks.


Ο Freidenbergk said that Facebook «made a friendAustralia that changes will be made to the law in question, which is also the cause of controversy between the Australian Government and major technology companies, such as the Google and Facebook.

It is recalled that this law will oblige technology companies to pay SMEs for the news content posted on its platforms - something that provoked the reaction of its giants "Big TechWith Google threatening to withdraw its search engine from the country (before concluding deals with Australian media) and Facebook to block access to news / news content for Australians, in a move that many have seen as worrying and anti-democratic "power show offWhich provoked strong reactions.

In accordance with Reuters, Australia is going to make four changes, including a change to the proposed mandatory mediation mechanism that will be used when Internet giants can not reach an agreement with media organizations on payments for their content.

The Facebook announced that he is satisfied with the changes that should be introduced in the relevant legislation, which is going to be passed by the parliament. As she said Campbell Brown (Vice President of Facebook in charge of international cooperation in the field of news), clarified that the social network will be able to decide if the news appears on Facebook, so that it is not automatically subject to forced trading.

There is also a period of two months before the government intervenes in the negotiation (so that there is time to reach an agreement), and a new rule will take into account agreements already signed between the company and the SME before they enter into force. the rules.

Media companies (which generally claim that they should receive payment for their links that bring traffic to the platforms of internet giants, thus allowing them to acquire the "Lion portion" in "pie" of online advertising) welcomed the compromise. Its representative Nine Entertainment welcomed the compromise, saying it had brought Facebook "back to negotiations with Australian media", while Seven West Media said he signed a letter of intent for a content agreement with Facebook within 60 days. It is also noted that the News Corp had signed an agreement with Google.

Facebook's position is that the agreement reached "will allow us to support the publishers we choose, including small and local publishers».

It is noted that the Facebook already has the Facebook News Tab, through which it pays media organizations to promote their issues on its platform. However, as the with the BBC, this service is only available at United Kingdom and the USA.


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