Social media giant and Google agree to amended legislation requiring them to pay for journalism; temporary restriction blocked users from sharing vital virus information
Canberra leads charge in move to force social media giant to pay for news content; prime minister says he spoke with leaders of Canada, India about issue
Governments worldwide growing increasingly concerned over social media platform's societal power, and move to block news in Australia may spark regulation
In 12 years, platform grew from random musings of reality TV star into cudgel of an American president, used to scorch lash opponents and give shape to his nationalist philosophy
Account to be locked until January 20 if not longer, with Zuckerberg citing the 'use of our platform to incite violent insurrection against a democratically elected government'
But spokesperson says Twitter does not allow 'attempts to deny or diminish such events' as Jack Dorsey questioned by Republicans about why some posts removed while others remain
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