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 MagazineThe top whisky you can buy without going on a waiting listMax AllenThe luxury travel trend you probably haven’t consideredThe restaurant that’s turning back the clock (in the best way)BOSS Financial ReviewForget WFH – what it’s really like to ‘work from anywhere’Rachael BoltonThe US governance model taking over Australian boardroomsThis CEO wakes at 5am, but doesn’t get in to work till 10amLife & LeisureOne of Australia’s most loved authors reveals her weekend ritualsLucy DeanRoom service for your bedroom and Blue Crush-inspired fashionJewels that cost millions – and the clients who buy themRich ListBillionaires Escalante and Arnaout taking liberties with ASICPrimrose RiordanCinema giant flags part-sale of Sydney’s George Street complexAnnie Cannon-Brookes steps out on her own
