53. Why has Facebook banned news in Australia? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><strong>Australian Facebook users realised last week that they could no longer read, access, or share news articles on the social media platform. Facebook, the world’s largest social media site, has banned news in Australia. This episode will look at why this happened, and what some of the consequences could be!</strong></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/02/22/53-why-has-facebook-banned-news-in-australia-english-vocabulary-lesson/"><strong>TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/02/22/53-why-has-facebook-banned-news-in-australia-english-vocabulary-lesson/</strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/01/04/39-brexit-all-the-essential-vocabulary-english-vocabulary-lesson/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CONTACT US!!</a></p> <p>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/</a>)</p> <p>Twitter - @thinkenglishpod</p> <p>Blog - <a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thinkinginenglish.blog</a></p> <p>Gmail - thinkinginenglishpod@gmail.com</p> <p><br></p> <h4><strong>Vocabulary List</strong></h4> <p><strong>To rival (v) - to be as good, clever, beautiful, etc. as someone or something else</strong></p> <p><em>At the moment, no one can rival China as the world's biggest luxury goods market!</em></p> <p><strong>Drastic (adj) - (especially for actions) severe and sudden or having very noticeable effects</strong></p> <p><em>Many employees have had to take drastic cuts in pay</em></p> <p><strong>Consequence (n) - a result of a particular action or situation, often one that is bad or not convenient</strong></p> <p><em>Failure to do proper safety checks may have serious consequences.</em></p> <p><strong>Publisher (n) - a person or company that produces and sells books, magazines, newspapers, software, etc.</strong></p> <p><em>He is both the publisher and e