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SYDNEY \u2014 Facebook has threatened to entirely block Australians from sharing any local and international news on its platforms if Canberras proposal to force it to share revenue with local media companies enters into law.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are left with a choice of either removing news entirely or accepting a system that lets publishers charge us for as much content as they want at a price with no clear limits,\u201d Facebooks Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand Will Easton said in an emailed statement Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Under Australias proposed mandatory news media bargaining code<\/a>, among other measures, Facebook and Google would be forced to pay eligible media companies for their news content to address a perceived bargaining power imbalance. In response, the tech giants accuse Canberra of overreach.<\/p>\n

Blocking Australians from sharing news on Facebook and Instagram \u201cis not our first choice \u2014 it is our last,\u201d Easton said. \u201cWe share the Australian Governments goal of supporting struggling news organisations \u2026 But its solution is counterproductive to that goal.\u201d Facebook also published a document<\/a> setting out five reasons it opposes the law.<\/p>\n

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chief Rod Sims called Facebooks threat \u201cill-timed and misconceived.\u201d He said in an email: \u201cAs the ACCC and the Government work to finalise the draft legislation, we hope all Read More \u2013 Source<\/a><\/p>\n

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