Aus Government to stop paid advertising on Facebook while news is cut

February 22, 2021 11:16

The Australian Government Health Department is discontinuing paid advertising on Facebook, while the platform restricts news coverage for Australian users.

Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, told ABC’s David Speers, that “on my watch, until this issue is resolved, there will not be Facebook advertising”.

He added: “There has been none commissioned or instituted since this dispute arose.”

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Olivia Kruimel

Olivia Kruimel was the managing editor at Mumbrella. She has more than 15 years of experience in journalism, communications and marketing. Her journalism career began at Fairfax Media (now part of Nine) and includes various B2B publications such as B&T, Travel Today and ALB. As a marketer Olivia has worked for Standard Chartered and various global law firms.