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Jenny Evans/Getty Experts said the removal of reliable news sources could exacerbate misinformation around the pandemic. Experts bashed Facebook as nothing but cute cats and conspiracy theories following the decision.  Facebook is blocking Australian users from sharing or viewing news content on its platform in protest at prospective regulation – leading local news media and critics to warn of a potential uptick in misinformation. In an unprecedented move, Faceb...

As Australian authorities pursue a plan to have Big Tech companies pay news sites, Facebook shut down all pages that could be even vaguely be described as news ones. As it has previously threatened to do, Facebook has removed news pages in Australia. It follows continued progress by authorities toward a proposed system of charging social media firms. Alongside pages from news organizations, however, Facebook also shut down some charities, plus emergency services and health p...

By Press Association 2021 A disclaimer is shown on the bottom of Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology page on the Facebook app Australian plans to make digital giants pay for journalism have raised questions among proponents and critics, including whether it effectively makes Google and Facebook “pay for clicks”. The battle is being watched closely in the European Union, where officials and legislators are drafting sweeping new digit...

Peter Lewis of the Sydney Centre for Responsible Technology on the "show of strength by Facebook".

By Press Association 2021 A disclaimer is shown on the bottom of Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology page on the Facebook app Australian plans to make digital giants pay for journalism have raised questions among proponents and critics, including whether it effectively makes Google and Facebook “pay for clicks”. The battle is being watched closely in the European Union, where officials and legislators are drafting sweeping new digit...

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.

  As Australian authorities pursue a plan to have Big Tech companies pay news sites, Facebook shut down all pages that could be even vaguely be described as news ones. As it has previously threatened to do, Facebook has removed news pages in Australia. It follows continued progress by authorities toward a proposed system of charging social media firms. Alongside pages from news organizations, however, Facebook also shut down some charities, plus emergency services and health pages. According t...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Dozens of Australian companies, charities and information providers reacted with anger on Thursday after being shut down by Facebook, imploring the social media giant to restore their pages as calls for users to delete the platform grew.

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Read more about Anger mounts as Facebooks Aus news ban sweeps up charities, govt pages on Business Standard. Facebooks reach in Australia is powerful. It has more than 11 million users in a population of 25 million