Australia emerges as APAC renewable energy leaders
Recent research from IHS Markit has revealed that Australia leads the Asia Pacific region when it comes to renewable energy production with 89 per cent of all power sources under…
Continue readingFacebook’s Petty Unfriending of Australia
Facebook shocked the world last week with an abrupt ban of all news content for an entire continent. Like many things the platform has done, its action was clumsy: In…
Continue readingFacebook vs Australia: What does their deal mean for the rest of the world?
Less than a week after Facebook blocked news from appearing on people’s feeds in Australia, the tech giant has succumbed to pressure and reversed its decision after negotiating changes to…
Continue readingFacebook restores news in Australia after government compromises
The tactic of removing all Australian news content by social media giant Facebook, in response to a new law it didn’t like, seems to have been vindicated, at least in…
Continue readingFacebook will drop ban on news pages in Australia
Claiming the Australian government has agreed to amendments in its proposed media law changes, Facebook has announced that it will restore news pages in the region. Following its removal of…
Continue readingFacebook Strikes Deal to Restore News Sharing in Australia
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook said on Monday that it would restore the sharing and viewing of news links in Australia after gaining more time to negotiate over a proposed law…
Continue readingFacebook Australia to bring news back to platform
Facebook has agreed to lift its ban on news being shared and accessed on the platform in Australia, the government announced on Tuesday. Facebook came under fire in Australia last…
Continue readingAustralia Is Fighting a Platform War on the Wrong Battlefield
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Continue readingAustralia vs. Facebook – Scientific American
Facebook has barred Australians from finding or sharing news on its platform, in response to an Australian government proposal to require social media networks to pay journalism organizations for their…
Continue readingHard quarantine didn’t stop Brady in Australia – Osaka did
Jennifer Brady’s Australian adventure began with 15 days of hard quarantine — stuck in her hotel room because she might have been exposed to COVID-19 while travelling to the country…
Continue readingAustralia will not be intimidated by Facebook ‘unfriending’ it, says Scott Morrison
Australian prime minister Scott Morrison has lashed out at Facebook for trying to “unfriend” his country with an unexpected ban on news. The US tech giant blocked users in Australia…
Continue readingWhy Facebook banned news in Australia, but Google cut a deal instead with News Corp. and Murdoch
If you’re an Australian Facebook user who loves to share the news on your timeline, you may have noticed something different recently: You can’t. Australia is on the cusp of…
Continue readingFacebook restricts the sharing of news in Australia as Google says it will pay some publishers.
Facebook said on Wednesday that it would restrict people and publishers from sharing links to news articles in Australia, in response to a proposed law in the country that requires…
Continue readingFacebook Australia slammed for ‘blocking content from trusted science and health organisations during pandemic’
Slamming Facebook for blocking content from trusted science and health organisation during the Covid-19 pandemic, Australia’s peak bodies representing scientific expertise called the move “irresponsible and dangerous”. Facebook moved on…
Continue readingFacebook says it will stop people viewing or sharing news in Australia
Facebook will stop allowing people in Australia to read or share news content on the platform, it has said. Facebook had initially threatened to pull news content in August, relatively…
Continue readingGoogle Is Suddenly Paying for News in Australia. What About Everywhere Else?
Josh Frydenberg, who as federal treasurer would have enormous discretion over the new legislation, has media ties of his own. In 2016, he was the best man at the wedding…
Continue readingMedvedev powers through five sets, advances to fourth round in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia — Daniil Medvedev finally worked out how to a win a five-setter. All by himself. The fourth-seeded Medvedev was 0-6 in Grand Slam matches that went to five…
Continue readingSouth Australia leads the world in renewables
When it comes to renewable energy in Australia, South Australia has long been a leader. Now, the state is officially taking first place in solar and energy usage, which made…
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