Facebook on Friday announced it had signed letters of intent with smaller publishers Private Media, Schwartz Media and Solstice Media. Photo: ReutersNews has returned to Facebook in Australia with the social media behemoth dropping its ban after reaching a deal with the federal government. Facebook pages for News Corp and Nine newspapers, TV networks, ABC and SBS were restored on Friday morning, less than a day after the news media bargaining code passed parliament. Facebook on Friday announced it had signed letters of intent with smaller publishers Private Media, Schwartz Media and Solstice Media. Facebook last week pulled news in Australia before a tense stand-off with the government ended on Wednesday.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 25, 2021 20:37 UTC