‘Waiting on Zuck’: 30 Australian Media Outlets Call on Facebook to Come to Bargaining Table

‘Waiting on Zuck’: 30 Australian Media Outlets Call on Facebook to Come to Bargaining Table
Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington on Oct. 23, 2019. Erin Scott/Reuters
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Australian small to medium sized digital publishers have held off publishing news content on their Facebook feeds for 24 hours to force the tech giant to come to the table and negotiate payment deals with them.

The 30 media outlets have replaced their news feed with a standardised message including the hashtag #waitingonzuck.

Daniel Y. Teng
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Daniel Y. Teng is based in Brisbane, Australia. He focuses on national affairs, including federal politics and Australia-China relations. Got a tip? Contact him at [email protected].
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