Facebook blocks Indigenous health groups, regional media as COVID vaccine rollout nears
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Indigenous media organisations like NITV, Ngaarda Media and IndigenousX and legal services agency NATSILS have been caught up in Facebook s restrictions.
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Indigenous health and media groups fear Facebook s shutdown of community pages could have a dangerous impact on regional communities during the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines.
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Indigenous health and media services are among those blocked by Facebook s new restrictions
It s prompted fears the ban could have potentially dangerous implications for the upcoming vaccine rollout
Regional communities have also lost access to local media outlets and community services pages
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