Facebook announced today that it has&nbsp;reached an agreement with French&nbsp;publications to pay them&nbsp;for news shown on its feed.

The tech giant will be obtaining license to publish content. Facebook said it had reached an agreement with APIG alliance which comprises of national and regional newspapers in France.

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Google had made a similar announcement on payment content deal in January regarding APIG.

News publications have been complaining for years over the revenue generated by Google and Facebook as it shows ads along with news on&nbsp;its feed without paying the content creators.

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In February, the Australian government had passed a legislation which required tech companies to pay local outlets.&nbsp;

Although Facebook had rejected the Australian proposal to pay for news content initially and had blocked news from&nbsp;its site for Australian users but it reached an agreement with the government later as it restored the pages.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/technology/google-says-not-up-to-us-to-dictate-how-news-companies-spend-its-1-billion-374665">Also Read:&nbsp;Google says 'not up to us' to dictate how news companies spend its $1 billion</a>

Google had announced last year that it had reached copyright agreements with French publications. The European Union had earlier directed tech companies to discuss online payment with news publications.

(With inputs from Agencies)

Facebook announced today that it has reached an agreement with French publications to pay them for news shown on its feed. The tech giant will be obtaining license to publish content.

Facebook announced today that it has reached an agreement with French publications to pay them for news shown on its feed. The tech giant will be obtaining license to publish content. Facebook said it had reached an agreement with APIG alliance which comprises of national and regional newspapers in France. Also Read: After Australia, Canada vows to go after Facebook to pay for news Google had made a similar announcement on payment content deal in January regarding APIG. News publications have been complaining for years over the revenue generated by Google and Facebook as it shows ads along with news on its feed without paying the content creators. Also Read: Now, French court asks Google to pay publishers for their content In February, the Australian government had passed a legislation which required tech companies to pay local outlets. Although Facebook had rejected the Australian proposal to pay for news content initially and had blocked news from its site for Australian users but it reached an agreement with the government later as it restored the pages. Also Read: Google says 'not up to us' to dictate how news companies spend its $1 billion Google had announced last year that it had reached copyright agreements with French publications. The European Union had earlier directed tech companies to discuss online payment with news publications. (With inputs from Agencies)

Facebook to pay French publishers for news content

The Australian government on Thursday slammed Facebook's news blackout as "heavy-handed" after the social media giant blocked sharing of news in Australia.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/supreme-court-issues-notice-to-whatsapp-facebook-over-privacy-issue-363713">Facebook's</a> move comes after the government decided to make it pay media groups for content. The move disrupted the pages of emergency services even as citizens were unable to view the Facebook pages of news outlets from anywhere in the world.&nbsp;

"Facebook was wrong. Facebook's actions were unnecessary, they were heavy-handed, and they will damage its reputation here in Australia," Josh Frydenberg, the government's treasurer, said.&nbsp;

Several other sectors including health, fire and meteorological services were also hit as their Facebook pages went down.&nbsp;

However, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-parliament-panel-questions-facebook-on-whatsapps-privacy-terms-358411">Facebook</a> said, "official government pages should not be impacted by today's announcement." The government is posed to adopt legislation that would force digital platforms to pay for news content, a move which is being resisted by Facebook.

Australia's Treasurer Josh Frydenberg had said earlier that he had agreed with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg "to try to find a pathway forward".

William Easton, Facebook's manager for Australia and New Zealand had said earlier that, "The proposed law fundamentally misunderstands the relationship between our platform and publishers who use it to share news content."

"It has left us facing a stark choice: attempt to comply with a law that ignores the realities of this relationship, or stop allowing news content on our services in Australia. With a heavy heart, we are choosing the latter," Easton said.

The Australian government on Thursday slammed Facebook's news blackout as "heavy-handed" after the social media giant blocked sharing of news in Australia. Facebook's move comes after the government decided to make it pay media groups for content.

The Australian government on Thursday slammed Facebook's news blackout as "heavy-handed" after the social media giant blocked sharing of news in Australia. Facebook's move comes after the government decided to make it pay media groups for content. The move disrupted the pages of emergency services even as citizens were unable to view the Facebook pages of news outlets from anywhere in the world. "Facebook was wrong. Facebook's actions were unnecessary, they were heavy-handed, and they will damage its reputation here in Australia," Josh Frydenberg, the government's treasurer, said. Several other sectors including health, fire and meteorological services were also hit as their Facebook pages went down. However, Facebook said, "official government pages should not be impacted by today's announcement." The government is posed to adopt legislation that would force digital platforms to pay for news content, a move which is being resisted by Facebook. Australia's Treasurer Josh Frydenberg had said earlier that he had agreed with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg "to try to find a pathway forward". William Easton, Facebook's manager for Australia and New Zealand had said earlier that, "The proposed law fundamentally misunderstands the relationship between our platform and publishers who use it to share news content." "It has left us facing a stark choice: attempt to comply with a law that ignores the realities of this relationship, or stop allowing news content on our services in Australia. With a heavy heart, we are choosing the latter," Easton said.

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