Facebook gives middle finger to Australia as Google strikes multi-million dollar deals over news

Facebook is going news-free in Australia as the country is steps away from forcing it to pay for the news shared on its platform. 

Facebook's decision stands in contrast to one from Google, which opted to strike multi-million dollar contracts with big media brands in Australia ahead of the implementation of new legislation that'll force tech giants in Australia to fork over cash for news. 

"In response to Australia's proposed new Media Bargaining law, Facebook will restrict publishers and people in Australia from sharing or viewing Australian and international news content," wrote William Easton, managing director of Facebook Australia & New Zealand in a blog post. "The proposed law fundamentally misunderstands the relationship between our platform and publishers who use it to share news content.  Read more...

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