It might have been a mistake, but it's also a reminder Meta platforms are only ever one click away from banning news anywhere (and Australia has been here before): "Australians temporarily barred from posting news links to Instagram and Threads" www.theguardian.com/technology/a...

Australians temporarily barred from posting news links to Instagram and Threads

Users speculated it may have been a ban reminiscent of Facebook’s 2021 news blackout, but Meta says it was an ‘error’