Authorities said it was a "test" to limit misinformation, while critics called it a violation of human rights.

Facebook users in Papua New Guinea remain offline after the government carried out what it described as "testing" to regulate ...

Papua New Guinea police said Wednesday (Mar 26) they had unblocked Facebook after cutting off access in the Pacific nation ...

Facebook remained inaccessible to users in the country on the afternoon of March 25. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Papua New Guineans were hit by an unexpected digital blackout as access to Facebook was abruptly blocked. However, the lack ...

The country's Police Minister Peter Tsiamalili Jr says the "test" was done under the framework of the Anti-Terrorism Act 2024 ...

Papua New Guinea’s government has shut down Facebook as part of a “test” to “protect” its citizens from “harmful content”.

The police minister said the initiative was undertaken to ensure "responsible usage" of social media platforms while keeping "harmful content" out of public discourse, Access to Facebook has been cut ...

The Council is also critical of the government apparently testing new technology to control access to social media, without ...

The shutdown, enforced under the country’s anti-terrorism laws, began on Monday and has continued into Tuesday.

In my last column, we explored how social media platforms handle misinformation and what we, as users, can do to stop the ...