Misinformation runs rampant as Facebook says it may take a week before it unblocks some pages
by Josh Taylor, Michael McGowan and Archie Bland from Technology | The Guardian on (#5ECJC)
News remains blocked as satirical websites are reinstated and Qanon and anti-vaxxers continue to be unaffected
Facebook may wait up to a week before unblocking some of the pages of hundreds of non-media organisations caught up in its news ban, while anti-vaccination content and misinformation continues to run rampant on the social media platform.
Content designated as news was blocked on Facebook in Australia on Thursday morning in response to the federal government's news media code, which would require the tech giant to negotiate with news publishers for payment for content.
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