Noosa News
Facebook blocks Indigenous health groups, regional media as COVID vaccine rollout nears
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
Crucial sources of information have been lost as small media outlets, community noticeboards and health services been caught up in Facebook’s sweeping shutdown of Australian news.
Facebook has blocked the feeds of Australian news companies on its site and is preventing…
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