Yesterday – almost as quickly as the ban was introduced – the Federal Government announced that Facebook ‘intends to restore Australian news pages in the coming days’ after amendments were made to the News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code. In short, Facebook’s news ban worked and the government responded to get pages back up.
It comes as cold comfort for art organisations who woke to blank Facebook pages and a barrier between them and their audiences on Thursday 18 February.
