The answer is because our platforms have fundamentally different relationships with news. We understand many will ask why the platforms may respond differently. This discussion has focused on US technology companies and how they benefit from news content on their services. With a heavy heart, we are choosing the latter. It has left us facing a stark choice: attempt to comply with a law that ignores the realities of this relationship, or stop allowing news content on our services in Australia. The proposed law fundamentally misunderstands the relationship between our platform and publishers who use it to share news content. In response to Australia’s proposed new Media Bargaining law, Facebook will restrict publishers and people in Australia from sharing or viewing Australian and international news content. Originally published on Februat 10:31AM PT: Read an additional statement from Campbell Brown, VP, Global News Partnerships on our Facebook Journalism Project site. As a result of these changes, we can now work to further our investment in public interest journalism and restore news on Facebook for Australians in the coming days. After further discussions, we are satisfied that the Australian government has agreed to a number of changes and guarantees that address our core concerns about allowing commercial deals that recognize the value our platform provides to publishers relative to the value we receive from them. We have consistently supported a framework that would encourage innovation and collaboration between online platforms and publishers. We’re pleased that we’ve been able to reach an agreement with the Australian government and appreciate the constructive discussions we’ve had with Treasurer Frydenberg and Minister Fletcher over the past week.
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