Facebook threatens to ban Australians from sharing news | ABC News

Australia's 17 million Facebook users could soon be blocked from sharing news on the site as the social media giant muscles up against proposed new laws. The Government wants to force Facebook and Google to give Australian media companies a cut of their digital advertising revenue. And it says it won't be deterred by bullying and coercion. Political reporter Jane Norman explains. Read more here: https://ab.co/3hK8Qic #ABCNews #breakingnews #ABCNewsAustralia For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY You can watch more ABC News content on iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Subscribe to us on YouTube: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 You can also like us on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Or follow us on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Or even on Twitter:   / abcnews