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Facebook reverses ban on news pages in Australia

Canberra, Feb 23 (UNI) Facebook announced on Tuesday that it will reverse its ban and restore news content to its users in Australia.
The tech giant had blocked news to Australians on its platform since last Thursday, amid a dispute with the Australian government over a proposed law, which would force it and Google to pay Australian news publishers for the content.
Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg had told him the ban would end ''in the coming days,'' after the pair held talks over the issue, BBC reported.
Mr Frydenberg also said that certain amendments would be made to the law.
"Facebook has re-friended Australia," he told reporters in Canberra on Tuesday.
The Australian government has been debating the law, which is being seen as a possible test case for regulation around the world, in the Senate, after it was passed in the Lower House last week.
Last Thursday, Australians woke up to find that they could not access or share any news stories on their accounts.
Facebook argued that it had been forced to block Australian news, in response to the proposed legislation.
The government's news code aims to set up a "fairer" negotiation process between the tech giants and news companies over the value of news content.
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