Australia / Oceania

Tension Still High Between Australia's Government, Facebook

In response to regulations, Facebook blocked all news from appearing on the site in Australia.

Tension Still High Between Australia's Government, Facebook
Rick Rycroft / AP
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Tension between Australia and Facebook continues.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the country will move forward with new laws regulating sites like Facebook.

Those laws would force Facebook to pay news outlets for content on the site.

Facebook blocked Australians from sharing news stories on Thursday.