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Could Australias clash with Facebook over news articles go global?

Facebook has announced that it will ban users in Australia from sharing news content, a move that comes in response to media regulation laws proposed by the Australian government.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ,a government agency that regulates business practices,proposed a draft of new

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  2. "The UK Information Commissioner's Office has fined Facebook £500,000 for the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, the maximum possible under the rules at the time". (November 5, 2018)
  3. "For the first time, Google has used its quantum computer Sycamore to simulate a chemical reaction, paving the way for quantum chemistry algorithms". (August 27, 2020)
  4. "A team including researchers at Google has used one of the search giant's underwater fibre optic cables to detect earthquakes and ocean waves generated by storms, without needing any extra equipment". (February 25, 2021)
  5. "Facebook isn't transparent enough about its fact-checking initiative to know if it's working and it needs to ramp up the operation, says a new report". (July 30, 2019)
  6. "People who are prone to comparing themselves with others spend more time on Facebook, and the social network is considering changes that might remind people to avoid such comparisons". (May 28, 2020)
  7. "An AI system, built by researchers at Facebook and NYU Langone, can produce MRI scans with only a quarter of the data normally required, which could speed up the scanning process". (August 18, 2020)
  8. "People who took a five-day break from Facebook had a decreased level in the stress hormone cortisol, but also reported a lower life satisfaction". (January 8, 2019)
  9. "Cybercriminals seem to behave differently depending on the age and gender of the owner of the Facebook accounts they hack into". (March 10, 2021)
  10. "An artificially intelligent pilot created by Google and Loon can keep huge stratospheric balloons in the air for hundreds of days at a time to act as floating cell towers in remote areas". (December 2, 2020)
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