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Facebook blocks news in Australia

It was a response to a proposed law to make platforms pay for news

Facebook has responded to a proposed Australian law to make platforms pay for the news content they host by blocking news for its Australian users. We'll get our reporter to explain the political background to the row and we'll hear how Australians are responding.

We’ll spend time looking at the future of nightlife in several countries around the world after the coronavirus pandemic. We’re talking to people who run venues in Poland, Kenya, Lebanon and the UK about what it’s been like to close their clubs or operate under restrictions.

And we’ll speak to a BBC reporter who has been investigating an online video platform called Omegle. The live video chat site has increased in popularity recently, but has no age verification process in place. The investigation found children exposing themselves in front of strangers. The founder says the site has increased moderation efforts.

Picture: Facebook logo and the Australian newspapers (AAP Image/Lukas Coch/via REUTERS)

53 minutes

Broadcast

  • Thu 18 Feb 202116:06GMT

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