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Facebook to restore Australian news pages after tweaks to media laws

Canberra agrees to amend draft law that will force Big Tech to pay for journalism

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The amendments include an additional two-month mediation period before the government-appointed arbitrator intervenes

Colin Packham and Byron Kaye | Reuters Canberra
Facebook said on Tuesday it will restore Australian news pages after negotiating changes with the government to a proposed law that forces tech giants to pay for media content displayed on their platforms.
 
Australia and the social media group have been locked in a standoff for more than a week after the government introduced legislation that challenged Facebook and Alphabet Inc's Google's dominance in the news content market. Facebook last week blocked Australian users from sharing and viewing news content on its popular social media platform, drawing criticism from publishers and the government. But after a series of talks