Facebook to restore news pages in Australia soon, says govt agreed to changes

Social media giant Facebook Inc. said it will restore news pages in Australia after reaching an agreement with the government.

Restrictions on news sharing on Facebook’s Australian platform should be lifted “in the coming days,” William Easton, managing director of Facebook Australia, said in a statement Tuesday.

“We are satisfied that the Australian government has agreed to a number of changes and guarantees that address our core concerns,” Easton said.