People being left in the dark as Facebook shuts out community and Indigenous media

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Media organisations, health services, unions and more have been shut down in sweeping changes from social media giant Facebook.

The move is in response to the Federal Government’s proposed laws that would force Facebook to pay publishers for journalism that appears in people’s feeds.

And it impacts community and Indigenous media organisations significantly.

Produced By: Sarah Martin, and Amanda Copp

Featured In Story: Jon Bisset, CEO of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia, and Dot West, Chair of First Nations Media Australia

First aired on The Wire, Thursday, 18 February 2021