Facebook is threatening to stop people in Australia from sharing local and international news.
Facebook is threatening to stop Australian users from sharing news if the social media giant is forced to compensate media companies for publishing their stories.
"Assuming this draft code becomes law, we will reluctantly stop allowing publishers and people in Australia from sharing local and international news on Facebook and Instagram," he said in a statement on Tuesday."But it is the only way to protect against an outcome that defies logic and will hurt, not help, the long-term vibrancy of Australia's news and media sector.
He argued the government wrongly assumed Facebook benefited most in its relationship with publishers, when the reverse was true. But the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has questioned the internet search giant's claims.
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