[arista]

[In response to a proposed law
which would make tech giants
pay for news content on their platforms.

Australians on Thursday woke up to
find that Facebook pages of all local
and global news sites
were unavailable.]


[Several government health and emergency pages
were also blocked - something
Facebook later asserted was a mistake.
Those outside of the country are also unable to read
or access any Australian news publications on the platform.
The Australian government has strongly
criticised the move, saying it demonstrated
the "immense market power of these digital social giants".

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the ban on news
information had
a "huge community impact".
About 17 million Australians visit the
social media site every month.]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-56099523


This is Crazy.