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Australian publishers say Facebook News used content without consent
- Thursday | 12th August, 2021
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Three Australian publishers of lifestyle content say Facebook Inc used their articles on its just-launched news service after refusing to negotiate licensing deals, and that the country’s tough new internet law has failed to protect them. Australia this year passed a law that pressured Facebook and Alphabet Inc’s Google to sign deals with some of the country’s biggest news companies by threatening government intervention. While most of Australia’s main media firms have signed deals, some smaller outlets say the law has not stopped their content generating clicks and advertising revenue for Facebook without compensation. Facebook declined to comment directly on the three companies but said it created value for publishers by sending viewers to their sites. The three publishers said they want Facebook to come to the table to talk but if it declined they may seek government intervention.
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