In a statement, PNG's Police Minister Peter Tsiamalili said the initiative was to ensure "responsible usage" of social media platforms like Facebook while keeping "harmful content" out of public ...

PNG – which has about 1.3 million Facebook users – has blocked access to the social media platform to limit hate speech, misinformation and pornography. It banned the platform under its Anti ...

A month after Papua New Guinea's government shut down Facebook, questions still linger about why they did so, as well as what might come next.

PORT MORESBY, March 26, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Papua New Guinea police said Wednesday they had unblocked Facebook after cutting off access in the Pacific nation because of a "counter-terrorism" operation.

Minister Tsiamalili also called on Meta, the parent company of Facebook, to work closely with the PNG government in promoting responsible platform usage. He warned that if social media companies ...

Looking toward the future, 50% of respondents contended that there should not be any situation in PNG warranting a complete shutdown of Facebook, compared to 15% who say otherwise. Conflicting ...

PORT MORESBY, March 25, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Pacific nation Papua New Guinea lost access to Facebook during a police test of "innovative technology" to regulate online content, officials say. Meta's ...