Big Technology

Why Facebook’s Temporary News Ban in Australia Didn’t Go Far Enough

News must liberate itself from Facebook. And Facebook must liberate itself from news.

Alex Kantrowitz
OneZero
Published in
5 min readFeb 25, 2021

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An amazing thing happened last week when Facebook banned links to news articles in Australia. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s long-overlooked news…

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Alex Kantrowitz
OneZero

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