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The Facebook pages of several Australian government agencies, non-profits, businesses and briefly even Facebook’s own official page were blocked by the social media platform in Australia on Thursday as Facebook moved to implement its ban on all news content in Australia in response to new legislation in the country that would force the company to pay news publishers.
Facebook has banned publishers and users in Australia from posting and sharing news content.
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Pages of several agencies like the Bureau of Meteorology, Department of Fire and Emergency Services Western Australia, health department pages of several states including South Australia, NSW and Queensland have been affected.
The platform also reportedly blocked its own official page briefly.
Pages of several non-profits like Council to Homeless Persons, the Kids Cancer Project and other major organizations like the Australian…