Facebook said last year it mistakenly took down pages of the Australian government and emergency services. Whistleblowers say it was intentional.

Australia's Standoff Against Google and Facebook Worked—Sort Of A year after Australia forced tech giants to pay news outlets for the content they display, other countries want to follow suit.

Meta Platforms (META) will consider blocking all news content from Facebook in Australia if the government forces it to pay licensing fees to media outlets to display links ...

Meanwhile, Google and Facebook face a much bigger question: Now that they’ve opened the door in Australia, how can they avoid conducting countless negotiations, and making billions in payments, in ...

What is Facebook without news? People and publishers in Australia are now finding out. Facebook has barred Australians from finding or sharing news on its service, a dramatic escalation of a fight ...

An Australian court ordered Facebook owner Meta Platforms to pay fines totalling A$20 million ($14 million) for collecting user data through a smartphone application advertised as a way to protect ...

Whistleblowers claim Facebook’s chaotic Australia news ban was a negotiating tactic An overreaching algorithm knowingly hit government and nonprofit sites, reports the Wall Street Journal ...

New laws allow Australia's eSafety Commissioner to compel platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to remove "cyber‑abuse material" within 24 hours, or face a hefty fine.

Australia’s news media bargaining code pries $140 million from Google and Facebook Outlets big and small are being paid for their content, and a government review aimed at improvements is underway ...