Australia accuses Facebook of news 'bluff'

By Daniel McCulloch
Updated September 2 2020 - 4:11pm, first published 4:09pm
The federal government says it isn't impressed with Facebook's threats to ban local news content.
The federal government says it isn't impressed with Facebook's threats to ban local news content.

Australia has accused Facebook of a heavy-handed bluff after the social media giant threatened to ban news from its platforms.

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