Facebook's botched Australia news ban hits health departments, charities and its own pages

Facebook's botched Australia news ban hits health departments, charities and its own pages

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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/feb/18/facebook-blocks-health-departments-charities-and-its-own-pages-in-botched-australia-news-ban

Social media company’s ban on sharing news has also affected dozens of government, not-for-profit and community pages

The Bureau of Meteorology, state health departments, the Western Australian opposition leader, charities and Facebook itself are among those to have been hit by Facebook’s ban on news in Australia.

Facebook's botched Australia news ban hits health departments, charities and its own pages

Feb 18, 2021, 9:21am UTC
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/feb/18/facebook-blocks-health-departments-charities-and-its-own-pages-in-botched-australia-news-ban > Social media company’s ban on sharing news has also affected dozens of government, not-for-profit and community pages > The Bureau of Meteorology, state health departments, the Western Australian opposition leader, charities and Facebook itself are among those to have been hit by Facebook’s ban on news in Australia.