The president of Country Press Australia, Bruce Ellen, says the
Social Media giant’s response is ‘preemptive’ of the negotiation process
Facebook’s threat to ban news sharing in Australia rather than abide by a media bargaining code is an inflammatory overreaction, regional publishers say.
Facebook broke its silence on Tuesday and said it would block Australians from sharing news on its platform if the landmark plan to make them and
Google pay for news content becomes law.