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Should internet giants pay for news? All about the debate and the global experience so far

Here's a look at how countries have gone about getting big tech to pay up for news content.

Facebook to lift ban on Australians viewing and sharing news on its platform

Facebook struck a deal with the government on proposed legislation that would make digital giants pay for journalism.

Facebook plans to introduce 'Facebook News' feature in India by next year

Facebook has said that the news publishers will be paid in every country for the delivery of news on the app.

Facebook ignored hate speech rules on BJP-linked posts to protect its business: WSJ report

Facebook’s top public policy executive “opposed applying hate-speech rules” to at least four individuals linked with the BJP despite the fact that they were “flagged internally for promoting violence”

There could be adverse consequences in regulating Google, Facebook to help news media: NYT CEO

While Thompson believes regulatory scrutiny of the platforms is reasonable, he sees risk in giving regulators and politicians more control of media.

Facebook is officially encouraging publishers of fake news on its News platform, all in the name of diversity

How will Zuckerberg reconcile the ideals of factual, high-quality news with neo-Nazi ideology?

Facebook News launched in a testing phase with major publications in the US

A separate News tab will now appear in the Facebook app where all the news stories will be pushed.

Facebook is planning to launch a dedicated 'News' tab this week: Report

Facebook is reportedly scheduled to host an event in New York on 25 October.

Facebook passes internal memo of guidelines for its upcoming News Tab curators

One of the guidelines of the memo tells Facebook’s curators not to censor negative news about the company

Facebook is looking to start a News tab on its platform, offers news publishers millions in licensing fees

Facebook’s earlier attempts at bringing news content to the platform took the form of Instant Articles.