JimLur, Facebook news ban could backfire as media publishers draw communities and advertisers away
By business reporter Nassim Khadem Posted 2h ago, updated 9m ago
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Apart from some social media users criticising Facebook for acting in a way that's "anti-democratic", on Thursday a raft of users turned to Twitter with "delete Facebook" and #BoycottZuckerberg hashtags.
Others reportedly removed the Facebook app from their phones in response to Facebook blocking health and safety pages including the Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA and the Bureau of Meteorology.
Facebook later reinstated these health and safety pages, but they were among other organisations including retailer Harvey Norman and the Australian Council of Trade Unions that saw their Facebook pages blocked for some time.