It wouldn't really be shocking considering they have surreptitiously blocked content from competing websites (cough Youtube cough) when they began their rollout of FB video. They have also been censoring bloggers who post links to their websites, saying they are in violation of their policies without any further explanation.
It's dumb because ultimately those people are just going to flock to Steemit or LBRY or any of the other up and coming sites. I'm not sure FB has it in them to compete on the level of these new platforms, and I think they are a few steps behind even in regard to specialized content and paying their content creators. Even then, only a literal handful get any kind of compensation. The cherry on top though was when I posted one of my videos to FB the other day, and what usually gets at least 15-20 likes and a good number of shares, got nothing. NADA. Then a few hours later I get a notification from FB telling me I could boost the post for more family and friends to see. More family and friends? I thought that's what FB was for? To show stuff to our family and friends, and that the ultimate price was selling our privacy to FB to sell to companies to hyper-market to us. Well, apparently that's not enough for greedy ole Zuck and now he thinks it's necessary to charge people to share stuff within their own circles.
Down goeth the great book of face methinks. Sooner rather than later.