By Dow Jones & Company
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Last year when Facebook blocked news in Australia in response to potential legislation making platforms pay publishers for content, it also took down the pages of Australian hospitals, emergency services and charities. It publicly called the resulting chaos “inadvertent.”
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Internally, the pre-emptive strike was hailed as a strategic masterstroke.
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