https://about.fb.com/news/2021/02/changes-to-sharing-and-viewing-news-on-facebook-in-australia/ Skip to content Viewing this site in [English ] Voce esta visualizando este site em [Ingles ] Diese Seite anzeigen auf [Englisch ] Vous consultez ce site en [Anglais ] konosaitowoCi noYan Yu deBiao Shi [Ying Yu ] daeum eoneoro pyosi jung [yeongeo ] Este sitio se esta viendo en [Ingles ] Este sitio se esta viendo en [Ingles ] Facebook * Who We Are Who We Are + Newsroom + Company Info + Careers + For Investors + Brand Resources * What We Build What We Build + Facebook app + Messenger + #Instagram + #WhatsApp + Oculus + Workplace + #Portal + #Novi * Our Actions Actions We're Taking + Promoting Safety and Expression + Protecting Privacy and Security + Preparing for Elections * Our Community * Resources Resources + Help Center Resources Help Center o Facebook app Help Center o Messenger Help Center o Instagram Help Center o WhatsApp Help Center o Oculus Support o Workplace Help Center o Portal Help Center Additional Support o Business Help Center o Developer Support o Facebook Gaming Help Center o Media and Publisher Help Center Back + For Business + For Creators Resources For Creators o Facebook for Creators o Spark AR Studio o Facebook Gaming o Media and Publisher Help Center News and Blogs o Creator Blog o Facebook Gaming Blog o Oculus Creators Blog Back + For Developers Resources For Developers o Facebook o Messenger o Instagram o WhatsApp o Oculus o Workplace o Facebook Artificial Intelligence o Facebook Gaming o Facebook Open Source o Facebook Research o Developer Support o PyTorch Machine Learning Library o Spark AR Studio News and Blogs o Developer News o Facebook Engineering o Facebook Gaming Blog o Oculus Developer Blog o Tech@FACEBOOK Communities o Developer Circles o Facebook Developer Community Group o Developer Community Forum o Oculus Developer Forum o PyTorch Community Forum Back + For Job Seekers + For Government, Politics and Advocacy For Government, Politics and Advocacy o Facebook for Government, Politics and Advocacy o Facebook Transparency Report o Building to Compete o Supporting Updated Regulations Back + For Investors + For Media Resources For Media o Newsroom o Media Gallery o Facebook for Media o Facebook Journalism Project o Audience Network for Publishers o Courses for Journalists o Media and Publisher Help Center Communities o News, Media and Publishing Facebook Group Back + For Nonprofits and Educators Resources For Nonprofits and Educators o Facebook Social Good o Workplace for Good o Data for Good o Facebook Education o Digital Literacy Library o Bullying Prevention Hub o Suicide Prevention Resources News and Blogs o Fundraising Success Stories o Nonprofit Ad Success Stories o Instagram Success Stories Communities o Facebook Education Group Back Search Clear see all results for Close tray Back to Newsroom Facebook app Changes to Sharing and Viewing News on Facebook in Australia February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 By William Easton, Managing Director, Facebook Australia & New Zealand In response to Australia's proposed new Media Bargaining law, Facebook will restrict publishers and people in Australia from sharing or viewing Australian and international news content. The proposed law fundamentally misunderstands the relationship between our platform and publishers who use it to share news content. It has left us facing a stark choice: attempt to comply with a law that ignores the realities of this relationship, or stop allowing news content on our services in Australia. With a heavy heart, we are choosing the latter. This discussion has focused on US technology companies and how they benefit from news content on their services. We understand many will ask why the platforms may respond differently. The answer is because our platforms have fundamentally different relationships with news. Google Search is inextricably intertwined with news and publishers do not voluntarily provide their content. On the other hand, publishers willingly choose to post news on Facebook, as it allows them to sell more subscriptions, grow their audiences and increase advertising revenue. In fact, and as we have made clear to the Australian government for many months, the value exchange between Facebook and publishers runs in favor of the publishers -- which is the reverse of what the legislation would require the arbitrator to assume. Last year Facebook generated approximately 5.1 billion free referrals to Australian publishers worth an estimated AU$407 million. For Facebook, the business gain from news is minimal. News makes up less than 4% of the content people see in their News Feed. Journalism is important to a democratic society, which is why we build dedicated, free tools to support news organisations around the world in innovating their content for online audiences. Over the last three years we've worked with the Australian Government to find a solution that recognizes the realities of how our services work. We've long worked toward rules that would encourage innovation and collaboration between digital platforms and news organisations. Unfortunately this legislation does not do that. Instead it seeks to penalise Facebook for content it didn't take or ask for. We were prepared to launch Facebook News in Australia and significantly increase our investments with local publishers, however, we were only prepared to do this with the right rules in place. This legislation sets a precedent where the government decides who enters into these news content agreements, and ultimately, how much the party that already receives value from the free service gets paid. We will now prioritise investments to other countries, as part of our plans to invest in new licensing news programs and experiences . Others have also raised concern. Independent experts and analysts around the world have consistently outlined problems with the proposed legislation. While the government has made some changes, the proposed law fundamentally fails to understand how our services work. Unfortunately, this means people and news organisations in Australia are now restricted from posting news links and sharing or viewing Australian and international news content on Facebook. Globally, posting and sharing news links from Australian publishers is also restricted. To do this, we are using a combination of technologies to restrict news content and we will have processes to review any content that was inadvertently removed. For Australian publishers this means: * They are restricted from sharing or posting any content on Facebook Pages * Admins will still be able to access other features from their Facebook Page, including Page insights and Creator Studio * We will continue to provide access to all other standard Facebook services, including data tools and CrowdTangle For international publishers this means: * They can continue to publish news content on Facebook, but links and posts can't be viewed or shared by Australian audiences For our Australian community this means: * They cannot view or share Australian or international news content on Facebook or content from Australian and international news Pages For our international community this means: * They cannot view or share Australian news content on Facebook or content from Australian news Pages The changes affecting news content will not otherwise change Facebook's products and services in Australia. We want to assure the millions of Australians using Facebook to connect with friends and family, grow their businesses and join Groups to help support their local communities, that these services will not change. We recognise it's important to connect people to authoritative information and we will continue to promote dedicated information hubs like the COVID-19 Information Centre, that connects Australians with relevant health information. Our commitment to remove harmful misinformation and provide access to credible and timely information will not change. We remain committed to our third-party fact-checking program with Agence France-Presse and Australian Associated Press and will continue to invest to support their important work. Our global commitment to invest in quality news also has not changed. We recognise that news provides a vitally important role in society and democracy, which is why we recently expanded Facebook News to hundreds of publications in the UK. We hope that in the future the Australian government will recognise the value we already provide and work with us to strengthen, rather than limit, our partnerships with publishers. Downloads Timeline of Our Support of News in Australia --------------------------------------------------------------------- Categories : Facebook app Product News Public Policy Tags: News Products Like Share Twitter Email --------------------------------------------------------------------- Related News Facebook An Update About Changes to Facebook's Services in Australia If Australia's proposed news regulation becomes law, we will reluctantly stop allowing publishers and people in Australia to share local and international news on Facebook and Instagram. 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