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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.
Australia's government says that Facebook was "heavy-handed" and "wrong" for introducing an unprecedented local ban on sharing news in response to pending legislation that would force the social media giant to pay for content. From Thursday Australians were unable to post links to news articles or view the Facebook pages of local and international news outlets, while Aussie news sources disappeared from the site worldwide.
Facebook has blocked news content from its platform in Australia in response to goverment plans to make digital giants pay for journalism. The bill is still being debated by the Australian Senate, which needs to pass it before it becomes law. The new rules are designed to help fund news organisations, who have been cutting jobs and scaling back operations in recent years. Also today, Air France-KLM says thousands more job cuts are to come after the airline group reported losses of more than €7 billion for 2020.
Australian and global news organisations had their content removed from Facebook pages in Australia over a new law that would make digital platforms pay for content.
Kim Kardashian could be facing some time in prison as she defended her husband Kanye West against Taylor Swift and her insults on social media. The social media war began right after the debacle between Swift and her now ex Calvin Harris. In the state of California, it is illegal to record video of a private conversation without the consent of the parties in the video. She had no permission from Taylor Swift which means she can press charges. Check back for more on this developing story.
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