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

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! TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/02/22/53-why-has-facebook-banned-news-in-australia-english-vocabulary-lesson/ CONTACT US!! INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) Twitter - @thinkenglishpod Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Gmail - [email protected] Vocabulary List To rival (v) - to be as good, clever, beautiful, etc. as someone or something else At the moment, no one can rival China as the world's biggest luxury goods market! Drastic (adj) - (especially for actions) severe and sudden or having very noticeable effects Many employees have had to take drastic cuts in pay Consequence (n) - a result of a particular action or situation, often one that is bad or not convenient Failure to do proper safety checks may have serious consequences. Publisher (n) - a person or company that produces and sells books, magazines, newspapers, software, etc. He is both the publisher and editor of the local newspaper To host (v) - to provide the computer equipment, technology and software for a website or advertisement to be available on the internet The Thinking in English blog is hosted by WordPress Determined (adj) - wanting to do something very much and not allowing anyone or any difficulties to stop you She will get the job she wants - she’s a very determined person Inquiry (n) - an official process to discover the facts about something bad that has happened Citizens have demanded a full inquiry into the government’s handling of the epidemic Unintended (adj) - not intended The group argues that many of the proposed reforms will have unintended consequences To generate (v) - to cause something to exist Her latest film has generated a lot of interest! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support