Indigenous news media organisations are scrambling after Facebook restricts Australians from sharing or viewing any national or international news.
The social media giant is blocking Australians from accessing news content in their Facebook feeds due to a standoff with the federal government over proposed laws forcing big tech companies to pay for news content.
Australians are now unable to share or see news from Australian organisations - including NITV News, public broadcasters, regional and remote Indigenous news outlets, and some essential community organisations.
We are extremely concerned that NATSILS has been blocked by #FacebookAustralia, so have some of our members. This is a human rights issue, silencing the voices of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, our representative peak bodies. This is how we connect with community. pic.twitter.com/EsUeoKZ2mG