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Facebook condemned for shock shutdown as it begins collateral damage clean-up
Thursday February 18, 2021
Facebook has attracted condemnation after blocking the pages of some state and territory health authorities, emergency services and the Bureau of Meteorology.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Queensland, SA and ACT Health and the WA Fire and Emergency Services pages were blanked out on Thursday morning as the tech giant restricted Australian news sharing in response to a proposed media bargaining code.
The pages, which provide crucial health, emergency and weather information and alerts, were restored about noon on Thursday.
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