Facebook to reverse news ban on Australian sites after deal with govt on law

Canberra, Feb 23: Facebook ikely to lift a contentious ban on Australian news pages "in the coming days", after the government agreed to amend a world-first media law fiercely opposed by the tech giant.

"The government has been advised by Facebook that it intends to restore Australian news pages in the coming days," said a statement from the ministry.

"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," said Will Easton, managing director of Facebook Australia.