Concrete Playground Has Disappeared from Your Facebook Feed, But Here’s Where You Can Find Us – Concrete Playground

When you woke up this morning, Thursday, February 18, your Facebook news feed probably looked a little different. Instead of news about the pandemic, restaurant openings, events and all the usual things you’re used to seeing as you scroll, it was filled with memes, photos from distant family members and groups you don’t even remember joining.

So, what on earth is going on? Well, there’s been a bit of standoff between the Australian Government and Facebook and Google, because of the Federal Government’s controversial media-bargaining code, which passed through the House of Representatives on Wednesday night.

In response, Facebook has banned Australian users and publishers from viewing or sharing any “news articles” on its platform. And…