Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has reached a deal with <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/just-111-facebook-users-spread-half-of-covid-vaccine-doubts-370729">Facebook </a>in Australia with the US social media giant agreeing to pay News Corp Australia for its content.

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<a href="https://www.wionews.com/technology/facebook-set-to-label-all-covid-related-posts-to-battle-misinformation-370595">Facebook</a> and News Corp announced the three-year content deal, just weeks after Australia passed a law aimed at making tech platforms pay for news content.

The agreement makes News Corp the first major media outlet to strike a deal with Facebook under the new law which allows&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/amid-tussle-with-facebook-australia-passes-law-requiring-tech-firms-to-pay-for-news-366055">Australian</a> government arbitrator to set fee limits&nbsp;if companies fail to do so. However, neither the terms of the agreement nor the value of the deal has been disclosed.

"The agreement with Facebook is a landmark in transforming the terms of trade for journalism, and will have a material and meaningful impact on our Australian news businesses," News Corp chief executive Robert Thomson said.

News Corp controls about 70 per cent of newspaper circulation in Australia, including The Australian, the Daily Telegraph and the Herald Sun. It also owns news.com.au.

News Corp was among the media companies calling for the government to make Facebook and Google pay for the media links that drive viewers to their platforms.

Facebook last month had blocked all news in Australia causing outrage as non-media Facebook pages, including for emergency services, government health departments and charities were blocked.

However, the tech giant later lifted the news blackout and agreed to negotiate paid arrangements with the Australian media leading PM Morrison's government to soften rules.

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has reached a deal with Facebook in Australia with the US social media giant agreeing to pay News Corp Australia for its content. Watch: Facebook and News Corp announced the three-year content deal, just weeks after Australia passed a law aimed at making tech platforms pay for news content.

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has reached a deal with Facebook in Australia with the US social media giant agreeing to pay News Corp Australia for its content. Watch: Facebook and News Corp announced the three-year content deal, just weeks after Australia passed a law aimed at making tech platforms pay for news content. The agreement makes News Corp the first major media outlet to strike a deal with Facebook under the new law which allows Australian government arbitrator to set fee limits if companies fail to do so. However, neither the terms of the agreement nor the value of the deal has been disclosed. "The agreement with Facebook is a landmark in transforming the terms of trade for journalism, and will have a material and meaningful impact on our Australian news businesses," News Corp chief executive Robert Thomson said. News Corp controls about 70 per cent of newspaper circulation in Australia, including The Australian, the Daily Telegraph and the Herald Sun. It also owns news.com.au. News Corp was among the media companies calling for the government to make Facebook and Google pay for the media links that drive viewers to their platforms. Facebook last month had blocked all news in Australia causing outrage as non-media Facebook pages, including for emergency services, government health departments and charities were blocked. However, the tech giant later lifted the news blackout and agreed to negotiate paid arrangements with the Australian media leading PM Morrison's government to soften rules.

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Australia and Facebook conducted talks on Friday after the social media giant blacked out news for Australian netizens.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said he had spoken with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to resolve the issue at the earliest and negotiations would continue in the weekend.&nbsp;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;"We talked through their remaining issues and agreed our respective teams would work through them immediately," Frydenberg was quoted as saying by news agency AFP.&nbsp;

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison called Facebook's behaviour threatening and asked it to "come back to the table".&nbsp;

Morrison said the Australian government's decision to ask Facebook and Google to pay the media for news posted on their website has generated interest from across the world and he has also talked with Indian PM Narendra Modi and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau regarding the matter.&nbsp;

Facebook has blanked out pages of news organisations from Thursday for Australian users and blocked them from publishing any news content over the new legislation that has been approved by the lower house.&nbsp;

The social media giant has said the proposed legislation "fundamentally misunderstands" Facebook's relationship with news outlets and it has left with no choice other than blocking the news content.&nbsp;

Since the ban by Facebook to block news content came into effect, the traffic of Australian news sites at home and abroad reduced substantially, with foreign traffic coming down by more than 20 per cent per day, according to data analytics company Chartbeat.

 
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Australia and Facebook conducted talks on Friday after the social media giant blacked out news for Australian netizens. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said he had spoken with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to resolve the issue at the earliest and negotiations would continue in the weekend.

Australia and Facebook conducted talks on Friday after the social media giant blacked out news for Australian netizens. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said he had spoken with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to resolve the issue at the earliest and negotiations would continue in the weekend. Watch | "We talked through their remaining issues and agreed our respective teams would work through them immediately," Frydenberg was quoted as saying by news agency AFP. Also read | Facebook to launch smartwatch with messaging, fitness features Prime Minister Scott Morrison called Facebook's behaviour threatening and asked it to "come back to the table". Morrison said the Australian government's decision to ask Facebook and Google to pay the media for news posted on their website has generated interest from across the world and he has also talked with Indian PM Narendra Modi and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau regarding the matter. Facebook has blanked out pages of news organisations from Thursday for Australian users and blocked them from publishing any news content over the new legislation that has been approved by the lower house. The social media giant has said the proposed legislation "fundamentally misunderstands" Facebook's relationship with news outlets and it has left with no choice other than blocking the news content. Since the ban by Facebook to block news content came into effect, the traffic of Australian news sites at home and abroad reduced substantially, with foreign traffic coming down by more than 20 per cent per day, according to data analytics company Chartbeat.

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