Aus PM welcomes Facebook 'back to negotiating table'

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison expressed his satisfaction that Facebook has returned to be the negotiation table. "We want to work through this issue so I welcome the fact that they are back engaging with the government, as they should, and those actions were completely indefensible," Morrison said, during a news conference in Sydney on Saturday.

He added he appreciated the apology that had been provided, but the job now was to ensure that "we get on with those discussions and that we bring them to a successful conclusion." On Thursday, Facebook restricted access to news content in Australia.

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