WA election: Social media is shaping the campaign in unexpected ways
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Mr Kirkup s Facebook page was shut down amid the ban on sharing news content.
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Western Australia is just days away from early election polls opening and the political gloves are well and truly off.
The opportunity for a jab almost fell into the WA Liberal Party s lap this week when Facebook introduced a nationwide ban on sharing news content.
Liberal leader Zak Kirkup s own social media page was shut down for the better part of a day when it was caught up in the content purge.