Facebook bans news in Australia.

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This doesn't affect me, but what if similar laws happen in the U.S. and other countries. This is all over a new law that requires Google and Facebook to pay news organizations for content. Google ended up paying but Facebook said no and blocked Australian news outlets and Australians from sharing news content. This has divided the country with news outlets panning FB for the move. To make matters worse, non-news pages have also blocked, including government agencies. Canada and the EU are also thinking of similar laws, and Microsoft's CEO wants similar legislation in the U.S. I think both are to blame for this. This could set a scary precedent, especially not being to find severe weather alerts.

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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/shock-mo ... 01381.html

This doesn't affect me, but what if similar laws happen in the U.S. and other countries. This is all over a new law that requires Google and Facebook to pay news organizations for content. Google ended up paying but Facebook said no and blocked Australian news outlets and Australians from sharing news content. This has divided the country with news outlets panning FB for the move. To make matters worse, non-news pages have also blocked, including government agencies. Canada and the EU are also thinking of similar laws, and Microsoft's CEO wants similar legislation in the U.S. I think both are to blame for this. This could set a scary precedent, especially not being to find severe weather alerts.

You might have to actually use the actual news organizations apps or websites... the horror.

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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/shock-mo ... 01381.html

This doesn't affect me, but what if similar laws happen in the U.S. and other countries. This is all over a new law that requires Google and Facebook to pay news organizations for content. Google ended up paying but Facebook said no and blocked Australian news outlets and Australians from sharing news content. This has divided the country with news outlets panning FB for the move. To make matters worse, non-news pages have also blocked, including government agencies. Canada and the EU are also thinking of similar laws, and Microsoft's CEO wants similar legislation in the U.S. I think both are to blame for this. This could set a scary precedent, especially not being to find severe weather alerts.

You might have to actually use the actual news organizations apps or websites... the horror.

I already use news websites too. I try to find trustworthy news on FB.

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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/shock-mo ... 01381.html

This doesn't affect me, but what if similar laws happen in the U.S. and other countries. This is all over a new law that requires Google and Facebook to pay news organizations for content. Google ended up paying but Facebook said no and blocked Australian news outlets and Australians from sharing news content. This has divided the country with news outlets panning FB for the move. To make matters worse, non-news pages have also blocked, including government agencies. Canada and the EU are also thinking of similar laws, and Microsoft's CEO wants similar legislation in the U.S. I think both are to blame for this. This could set a scary precedent, especially not being to find severe weather alerts.

You might have to actually use the actual news organizations apps or websites... the horror.

I already use news websites too. I try to find trustworthy news on FB.

But weather alerts?