Agreement with Murdochs News Corp: Facebook gives way in dispute with Australia

Agreement with Murdochs News Corp.
Facebook gives way in the dispute with Australia

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has apparently abandoned the confrontation course in the dispute over a new media law in Australia: The company, like Apple and Google, has reached an agreement with the media provider News Corp. Australia has had a great success that could encourage other states.

In light of the controversial media law in Australia, Facebook and News Corp have reached an agreement on paying for content. "The agreement with Facebook is a milestone in shaping the framework for journalism and will have a significant and meaningful impact on our Australian news business," said News Corp CEO Robert Thomson.

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Facebook's Australian News Partnership Director Andrew Hunter said the deal would "give the country's 17 million users access to premium news articles and breaking news in video form through News Corp's network of newsrooms from all cities and rural areas." The company of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and the social media giant did not reveal any further details of the agreement.

Australia passed a new media law several weeks ago. Accordingly, Internet platforms now have to pay for media content that brings users and advertising revenue to their platforms. Facebook in particular had sharply criticized the regulations. The dispute escalated when the world's largest Internet network blocked all media links as well as several government and disaster sites for five days. Facebook thus achieved some changes to the law. Australia is the first country to pass such a law. Governments around the world have been looking for ways to curb the influence of US tech giants for years.

The three-year deal between News Corp and Facebook includes the news website news.com.au, newspapers such as The Daily Telegraph in New South Wales, the Herald Sun in Victoria, The Courier-Mail in Queensland, and regional and municipal publications. Sky News Australia, meanwhile, has reached a new agreement with Facebook that builds on an existing one, according to News Corp. The group has made similar agreements with Google and Apple.

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