Facebook angers enemies as it starts to unfriend news
People relying on social media to stay abreast of current affairs will be forced to find another source as Facebook in Australia moves to cut its news tab.
Social media users, as well as small and specialised news outlets, could be the big losers from Meta's plan to remove more news from Facebook, experts say.
Meta has decided not to pay Australian media outlets for news appearing on its Facebook platform. Cartoonist PAUL DORIN has a view.
The federal government is considering action against Facebook parent company Meta after it announced it would not renew deals with Australian news outlets.
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