Facebook deletes accounts of people blocking its service in Australia, find out what's the reason ...

- Facebook blocks news service due to escalating conflict with government in Australia

- Extensive impact on the government's emergency services, including health

- Prime Minister Scott Morris lashes out at social media company after Australian media Facebook page blocked

- Conflict erupts after Australian government enacts law requiring media houses to pay for Facebook-Google News

Melbourne, Ta. 18 February 2021, Thursday

In Australia, there was an uproar after Facebook blocked a news service. The government's emergency services, including health, were also affected by the news service blockade. The media's Facebook page was blocked. Not only that, the Australian pages of foreign media were also closed. Prime Minister Scott Morris slammed the move.

There has been friction between the Australian government and Facebook over the news service issue. Conflict erupted between the American Facebook media company Facebook and the Australian government after the Australian government enacted a law requiring Facebook-Google to compensate media houses for showing news on its platform.

The Australian government has said it will not change the law. As the conflict between the two escalated, Facebook eventually blocked the news service. It also shut down Facebook's own news page. Numerous government pages were closed. Newspapers' Facebook pages were blocked. Foreign media's Facebook pages stopped appearing in Australia. Emergency services in Australia, including health, were affected when the news service was shut down.

Prime Minister Scott Morris slammed Facebook's move. The Prime Minister said this was the company's interference in Australia's independence. Such behavior will not be carried out. Technology companies feel they are even more powerful than governments elected by the people. These companies behave as they please and shut down any service at any time. This step is arrogant and will be answered appropriately. In addition to the government, opposition leaders also lashed out at Facebook.

People then tweeted and campaigned across Australia with the Delete Facebook hashtag. Emergency services such as Health also shut down Facebook, prompting people to delete Facebook accounts.