Prime minister Scott Morrison attacks Facebook for 'arrogant' move to 'unfriend Australia'

The PM says the social media giant's move to block news on its platform in Australia will harden the resolve of his government

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The Australian government has been blindsided by Facebook suddenly blocking all news on the platform in Australia but says the heavy-handed" move will not stop parliament from passing landmark laws to force tech giants to pay for journalism.

Australians woke up on Thursday to discover they couldn't view or share news on the social network after Facebook blocked the content in an escalation of a row over whether it should have to pay media companies for displaying their content.