Facebook will restrict publishers and users in Australia from sharing or viewing Australian and international news content as the Parliament there debates a law that would force tech and social media platforms – namely it and Google — to pay more for journalism on their sites.The announcement came shortly after Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp said it had carved out a three-year deal with Google to provide journalism from its news sites around the world, including Australia where the publisher has its roots, in return for what it called “significant payments” by the Internet giant.Taking a different tack in the brewing news storm, William Easton, Managing Director, Facebook Australia & New Zealand, said Australia’s proposed law “fundamentally
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