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 ReviewHow Matt Comyn starts his daySally Patten and Lap PhanFrom stopping thieves in the GFC to running a $1b company, via The StarNew MP Mary Aldred urges business to help women into the LiberalsLife & LeisureWe’ve seen the future, and it’s wearing BirkenstocksJohn DavidsonThe secret world of rare car tradingThis eye-popping new safari resort colours outside the linesRich ListAnnie Cannon-Brookes steps out on her ownYolanda RedrupLuxury home sales take off as Australians get richerPharmacy chain ‘underdog’ takes the fight to Chemist Warehouse
