Facebook bans content sharing in Australia, Texas battles cold, China’s digital currency

FT News Briefing

Forhecz Topher

News, Unknown, News & Politics, Daily News

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🗓️ 18 February 2021

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Facebook has defied Australia’s push to make Big Tech pay for news by banning the sharing of content on its platform in the country, the oil and gas industry in Texas has buckled under the strain of a blast of Arctic weather, and three North Korean computer programmers have been charged over a cyber-hack spree. Plus, the FT’s global China editor, James Kynge, explains how Beijing’s digital currency is doubling as a surveillance tool for the state.

News Corp agrees deal with Google on payments for its journalism

https://www.ft.com/content/cec5d055-c2d1-4d5f-a392-a6343beb0b01

Oil and gas industry in Texas buckles under strain of Arctic blast

https://www.ft.com/content/9b7cdaf2-f43b-49c3-b8b8-b4840f95ebbd

Virtual control: the agenda behind China’s new digital currency

https://www.ft.com/content/7511809e-827e-4526-81ad-ae83f405f623

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0:00.0	Good morning from the Financial Times.
0:01.8	Today is Thursday, February 18th,
0:04.0	and this is your FT news briefing.
0:09.1	Facebook bans the sharing of news content in Australia.
0:12.6	Meanwhile, oil prices are up
0:14.1	as frigid temperatures cripple the oil industry in Texas.
0:17.9	And the US charges three North Koreans
0:20.3	over a series of cyber hacks.
0:22.7	Plus, the FT's global China editor, James King,
0:25.5	talks about Beijing's plan to roll out a digital currency
0:28.8	that'll double as a surveillance tool.
0:31.5	I'm Mark Filipino.
0:32.6	Here's the news you need to start your day.
0:40.4	On Wednesday, Australian lawmakers began
0:42.7	debating legislation that would force big tech
0:45.2	to pay publishers for news.
0:47.6	The two of the biggest tech companies responded,
0:50.0	and they responded very differently.
0:52.3	While Google announced a global deal
0:54.3	to pay the publishing group news court for journalism,
0:57.4	Facebook said it'll ban its users and publishers
1:00.2	in Australia from sharing news content.
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