Social media giant Meta blocked or hid Facebook search results for “Cyclone Alfred” ahead of the tropical storm bearing down on Australia’s east coast.
The platform is a key communication channel for emergency coverage in Australia and is used to help broadcast evacuation orders and other updates to residents during a crisis.
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall between the Gold Coast and southern parts of Wide Bay region as early as Thursday evening as a category two cyclone.
It is forecast to bring destructive winds and the risk of life-threatening flooding.
But general searches about cyclones or “TC Alfred” did produce information and articles in the search results, indicating some kind of throttling about the term Cyclone Alfred specifically.
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The Queensland government has urged the community to visit its disaster monitoring website for the most up-to-date information.
I’d pay to see Zuckerberg pay for all the shit he caused on this planet
You’re paying to not see Zuckerberg not pay for all the shit he caused on the planet now.
Did I get that right?
In terms of retribution? No money has been exchanged. =/
I meant we are all paying. The triple negative might have thrown me though.
No, I understood. I’m only talking in retribution coin. But, yea we all are paying. Have been for a minute but especially now.
The platform is a key communication channel for emergency coverage in Australia and is used to help broadcast evacuation orders…
I think I found the issue.
