Facebook’s news ban in Australia is over – but only after social media governments forced the country’s government to make some substantial concessions. Last week, Facebook dramatically blocked all news on its platform in Australia – and accidentally some charities and health and emergency services – in protest of a proposed law that would make technology giants publishers pay for the use of their content. However, according to Reuters, Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg have agreed on a concession agreement. It reportedly contains a possible release for Facebook if it can show that it has signed transactions with media channels to pay for content, and will give Facebook a month’s notice to comply with the law if it continues. “Facebook has befriended Australia and Australian news will be restored on the Facebook platform,” Frydenberg told reporters in Canberra on Tuesday.
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