Opposition politicians, academics and the media council have voiced alarm over the Papua New Guinea government's move to ...

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

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.

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.

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 ...

The day-long shutdown of Facebook reveals the extensive powers given to police under the new Counter-Terrorism Act and the ...