Facebook blocks Indigenous health groups, regional media as COVID vaccine rollout nears ThuThursday 18 updated ThuThursday 18 FebFebruary 2021 at 8:36am Indigenous media organisations like NITV, Ngaarda Media and IndigenousX and legal services agency NATSILS have been caught up in Facebook's restrictions. ( Print text only Cancel 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. Key points: 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