Faded away.
With a snap of its fingers, Facebook erased Thursday from its social network all posts by Australian media, which can no longer use the platform.
Internet users in the country cannot see or share press articles, even international ones.
The information has evaporated from an application frequented by 11 million Australians, or half the country.
In this coup, Facebook went so far as to ban the pages of public services or charities - their access was restored a few hours later.
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“Facebook's decision is as arrogant as it is heartbreaking. But it confirms the fears of many governments: the Big Tech thinks above state and laws "
, thundered the first Australian Minister Scott Morrison.
The latter had spoken a few hours earlier with Mark Zuckerberg, who had told him nothing of his intentions.
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