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News to return to Facebook Australia after government deal on media code

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Facebook has said news articles will start to re-appear in Australian users' feeds in the coming days, after it reached a deal with the government on plans to make tech giants pay for journalism. The agreement sees four changes made to the propsed media code, including adding a period of mediation before a government arbitrator intervenes in a dispute between tech companies and publishers. Also today, shares in the Brazilian oil giant Petrobras have slumped after President Bolsonaro moved to replace its CEO.

Added on the 23/02/2021 09:14:56 - Copyright : France 24 EN

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