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Q+A tackles Facebook’s Australian news ban as Michelle Rowland questions whether this is ‘the beginning of the end’ for the social media platform
Shadow communications minister Michelle Rowland has told Q+A that Facebook’s decision to ban Australian news may be the the beginning of the end for the social media platform.
Key points:
- Facebook’s blanket ban on Australian news content was derided by Q+A panellists
- The Communications Minister laid the blame for the removal of Australian news content on Facebook
- Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said Australian’s should not trust Facebook
Her comments came after Facebook announced the blanket ban on Australian news being shared on its platform on Thursday morning. That ban also affected a number of emergency services and came in response to the federal government’s media bargaining code.
On Thursday night, Ms Rowland joined…
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