Furious Aussies React To “Zero Warning” Facebook Ban On News Content
What Facebook has blocked in Australia so far:
- All news media (local and global)
- Health authorities (and their pandemic/vaccine updates)
- Police and emergency services
- Weather bureau (during bushfire/flood season)
- Domestic violence helpline
- Politicians’ accounts
FB has said “government pages should not be impacted” and will be re-instated. Some of the other non-news orgs hit:
- Fire services
- Universities
- Charities
- Unions
- State transport networks
- Major retail shops
- City councils
- Energy companies
- Sporting groups
Whatever you think about FB, this is likely to escalate