Treasurer says Facebook has 'damaged its reputation' with Australian news ban

Company says it has made decision with a heavy heart' in response to proposed media bargaining code

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Facebook damaged its reputation by banning Australians from seeing or posting news content on its site in response to the federal government's news media code, treasurer Josh Frydenberg has said.

The tech giant's Australian and New Zealand managing director, Will Easton, said the ban would block links to Australian publishers from being posted, while no Australian users would be able to share or see content from any news outlets, both Australian and international.