VA
Working fine for me in the UK on mobile and desktop.
Has Sky News disappeared off Facebook for everyone here?
It seems they’ve been caught up in the Australia ban?
It seems they’ve been caught up in the Australia ban?
Working fine for me in the UK on mobile and desktop.
VA
My understanding is that they've been stopped from posting new posts, rather than banned completely. Nothing should have vanished unless they've deleted their page - I can see Sky News Australia's page and their last post was "no more posts on here".
I’m in the UK. Sky News has gone on desktop and mobile for me. ITV News had a story on the AU FB ban and a few comments said Sky Had disappeared for
Them too.
Them too.
My understanding is that they've been stopped from posting new posts, rather than banned completely. Nothing should have vanished unless they've deleted their page - I can see Sky News Australia's page and their last post was "no more posts on here".
ST
My understanding is that they've been stopped from posting new posts, rather than banned completely. Nothing should have vanished unless they've deleted their page - I can see Sky News Australia's page and their last post was "no more posts on here".
Sky News UK is the same for me (and I am in the UK), 'No posts yet".
Ste
Founding member
I’m in the UK. Sky News has gone on desktop and mobile for me. ITV News had a story on the AU FB ban and a few comments said Sky Had disappeared for
Them too.
Them too.
My understanding is that they've been stopped from posting new posts, rather than banned completely. Nothing should have vanished unless they've deleted their page - I can see Sky News Australia's page and their last post was "no more posts on here".
Sky News UK is the same for me (and I am in the UK), 'No posts yet".
VA
My understanding is that they've been stopped from posting new posts, rather than banned completely. Nothing should have vanished unless they've deleted their page - I can see Sky News Australia's page and their last post was "no more posts on here".
Sky News UK is the same for me (and I am in the UK), 'No posts yet".
Odd! This is my view - in the UK, and logged out as well.
I’m in the UK. Sky News has gone on desktop and mobile for me. ITV News had a story on the AU FB ban and a few comments said Sky Had disappeared for
Them too.
Them too.
My understanding is that they've been stopped from posting new posts, rather than banned completely. Nothing should have vanished unless they've deleted their page - I can see Sky News Australia's page and their last post was "no more posts on here".
Sky News UK is the same for me (and I am in the UK), 'No posts yet".
Odd! This is my view - in the UK, and logged out as well.
NJ
Neil Jones
Founding member
Just tootled along to my FB page and I can see "no posts yet" either if I'm logged in on the Sky News UK page. If I log out/go to it in Private mode (does the same job) I can see everything.
VA
“ Among the Australian pages to be blocked, the company also appears to have accidentally blocked the Sky News UK page. Sky News licenses its name to an Australian broadcaster, but the organisations are completely independent.
This incident was not repeated with British newspaper The Guardian, which runs a Guardian Australia online brand - the latter of which has been blocked. A Facebook spokesperson said they were investigating the issue.”
https://news.sky.com/story/facebook-accused-of-being-school-yard-bully-over-australia-news-media-block-12221617
This incident was not repeated with British newspaper The Guardian, which runs a Guardian Australia online brand - the latter of which has been blocked. A Facebook spokesperson said they were investigating the issue.”
https://news.sky.com/story/facebook-accused-of-being-school-yard-bully-over-australia-news-media-block-12221617
CF
Interesting - I wonder if it happened with ABC News in the U.S. as well then?
Take away the specifics of the Facebook policy decision, they really do have a very shoddy way of implementing it (as with everything FB does)
- public health agencies and meteorology departments being blocked from sharing 'news' while they ironed out the issues!
(Unsure if the FB policy here and elsewhere should be rolled into a separate thread, will leave for others to decide).
Take away the specifics of the Facebook policy decision, they really do have a very shoddy way of implementing it (as with everything FB does)
- public health agencies and meteorology departments being blocked from sharing 'news' while they ironed out the issues!
(Unsure if the FB policy here and elsewhere should be rolled into a separate thread, will leave for others to decide).
CW
The Sky News Facebook page has no posts when I search it out too. I don’t think they’ve mentioned it on air within the coverage of the Australia story...
Also they’re showing a repeat Vaccine Hesitancy currently in the 3pm hour which was originally presented live by Dermot on Monday at 8pm from the Westminster studio. They also repeated the same programme at the same time yesterday. Again seems a bit over the top? Especially repeating in the same slot.
Sarah Hewson didn’t tease it coming up before the break at TOH.
Also they’re showing a repeat Vaccine Hesitancy currently in the 3pm hour which was originally presented live by Dermot on Monday at 8pm from the Westminster studio. They also repeated the same programme at the same time yesterday. Again seems a bit over the top? Especially repeating in the same slot.
Sarah Hewson didn’t tease it coming up before the break at TOH.
Last edited by CraigWills on 18 February 2021 4:25pm