TechnologyBushfiresPrint articleFacebook rolls out local alerts as news boycott loomsFinbar O'Mallon and Natasha GillezeauNov 10, 2020 – 8.23amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginFacebook is looking to sidestep media companies ahead of proposed laws that would force the social media giant to pay for Australian news content by launching an emergency alert system.The announcement coincides with a new update released by Facebook on Tuesday pointing to the roughly $73 million in donations raised for bushfire victims through both its flagship platform and the Facebook-owned Instagram.Loading...Finbar O'Mallon is a reporter for The Australian Financial Review. Connect with Finbar on Twitter. Email Finbar at f.omallon@afr.com.auNatasha Gillezeau is a journalist for The Australian Financial Review based in the Sydney office. Connect with Natasha on Twitter. Email Natasha at natasha.gillezeau@afr.com.auSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreBushfiresFacebookCeleste BarberShane FitzsimmonsMark ZuckerbergNSW Rural Fire ServiceLatest In TechnologyFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In TechnologyThe Australian Financial Review MagazineAFR Magazine celebrates The Art of MovementLauren Sams‘We don’t want to die wondering’: Jo Horgan on Mecca’s biggest bet yetThis Brisbane restaurant deserves a Michelin starBOSS Financial ReviewWhy Grant Hackett enjoys being a CEO more than winning Olympic goldSally Patten and Lap PhanThis CEO thought he was healthy. Then he went for a checkHow the Macquarie CEO played a role in setting me up to lead MagellanLife & LeisureWho are the people in your neighbourhood? Amazon knowsJohn DavidsonWhy the world needs the democracy sausageHow horse riding gives this Sydney business leader his edgeRich ListWhy cashing out won’t be easy for Australia’s gambling billionairesPrimrose RiordanSpotlight’s new Anaconda will teach shoppers to fishPortelli hits fast lane on mooted LMCT+ sale, MacCap takes the wheel
