Australia

The eSafety Commissioner has given Twitter 28 days to respond to the notice. If the company ignores the warning, it could face daily fines of nearly $500,000 for persistent violations.

The company now says it is ready to partner with news outlets and promote quality journalism. Facebook has already announced future collaboration agreements with a number of UK and US publishers.

Facebook and the Australian authorities agreed to make four amendments to the bill. They suggest that once the law enters into force, Australian authorities will have to notify digital platforms one month in advance that they must comply with the new law.

From now on, Australian users will not be able to read or share international and local news as well as post and share links containing news content on Facebook. Facebook users worldwide also will not be able to share news from Australian publications.

At a hearing in Australia’s Senate Committee, Managing Director of Google Australia and New Zealand, Mel Silva, said that the company will not be able to work in the country in such conditions.

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