Facebook panned for threatening news block

By Daniel McCulloch
Updated September 1 2020 - 3:11pm, first published 3:06pm
Facebook is threatening to stop users in Australia sharing local and international news.
Facebook is threatening to stop users in Australia sharing local and international news.

Facebook has been roundly condemned for threatening to block Australian users from sharing news if it is forced to pay local publishers for their content.

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