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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Josh Taylor

Fears grow Meta will block news on Facebook and Instagram as Australian government faces pressure to act

The Facebook logo seen on a phone which is placed on a pile of Australian newspapers
The Albanese government may designate Meta under the news media bargaining code, a move which has widespread support in media and political circles. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Meta will either reduce the amount of news people see or block it entirely on Facebook and Instagram, experts and publishers warn, as the government faces pressure to require Meta to show news content and pay for it.

Meta informed publishers nearly a month ago that it would not enter new multimillion-dollar deals for content when contracts expire this year. Since then the Albanese government has kicked off a process to potentially designate the tech company under the news media bargaining code.

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