The Facebook page of Western Australia's opposition leader has been blocked, three weeks ahead of the state election.
But while Zak Kirkup's page has been caught up in the Facebook news ban in Australia, Premier Mark McGowan's page remains active.
Mr Kirkup will challenge Mr McGowan in the March 13 poll.
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Government organisations in Australia including emergency services and weather forecasters have also had their pages removed by Facebook after the social media giant slapped a ban on Australian users and publishers from sharing or viewing news content.
Fire and Rescue NSW, Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA, South Australia Health, Queensland Health have all had their pages wiped this morning.
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However, Facebook said it will "reverse any pages that are inadvertently impacted."
"The actions we're taking are focused on restricting publishers and people in Australia from sharing or viewing Australian and international news content.
"As the law does not provide clear guidance on the definition of news content, we have taken a broad definition in order to respect the law as drafted," it said in a statement.
Mr Kirkup wrote on Twitter: "Alright, time to reactivate my MySpace account."
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https://twitter.com/zrfk/status/1362176412036124673?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwMySpace was one of the original social media accounts, popular in the mid-2000s.
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