Facebook sets up Australian news platform

( August 5, 2021, 02:13 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Facebook has today announced the publication of its news platform in Australia, six months after a fight with government plans to force Facebook and Google to pay for news content led to the social-media company removing, for less than a week, news content from its Australian platform. In a statement this week, Facebook's Head of News Partnerships, Andrew Hunter, announced a A$15 million news fund and the phased-in expansion of Facebook News to Australia.The full statement from Facebook follows: ...

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