Facebook shut down in PNG Facebook users in Papua New Guinea remain offline after the government carried out what it described as "testing" to regulate hate speech and offensive content.

PNG has long mulled banning Facebook for its citizens. In 2018, it was banned for a month as authorities attempted to root out fake profiles on the platform. Again in 2023, it launched an inquiry ...

Papua New Guinea’s government has shut down social media platform Facebook, in what it describes as a “test” to mitigate hate ...

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 ...