It s not in keeping with democracy to take Facebook sites down, Mr McGowan said. I would urge them to reinstate the Opposition Leader.
While Mr Kirkup s page has been caught up in the Facebook news ban in Australia, Premier Mark McGowan s page remains active.
Mr Kirkup will challenge Mr McGowan in the March 13 poll.
Mr McGowan said he believed that Facebook should pay for content it took from Australian news outlets, as otherwise it would undermine its hosts and destroy journalism in Australia.
West Australian Premier Mark McGowan has labelled Facebook s actions against Australian media anti-democratic , saying the digital giant is behaving like a North Korean dictator .(9News)
Government news sites are being affected by the Facebook news ban.(Facebook)
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the timing of Facebook s ban came as the social giant saw the passage of the proposed code through the House of Representatives yesterday - but the government had no warning.
The bill is yet to go through the Senate. Facebook is in no doubt that we re committed to the code, but also we would like to see them here in Australia, Mr Frydenberg said. Â
Queensland Health s page has been restored.(Facebook) But I think their actions today were unnecessary and wrong. Â
The Treasurer spoke to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg today about differing interpretations of the proposed media code.Â
Delete Facebook , Boycott Zuckerberg and Facebook We Need To Talk began trending on rival site Twitter today as fury at the move spread around the globe.