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

A month after Papua New Guinea's government shut down Facebook, questions still linger about why they ... It is reportedly ...

"However, the unchecked proliferation of fake news, hate speech, pornography, child exploitation, and incitement to violence on platforms such as Facebook is unacceptable." Meta said it was unable ...

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

Facebook shut down in PNG Facebook users in Papua New Guinea remain ... connecting our neighbours with news, music, sport and conversations for all ages. More from ABC We acknowledge Aboriginal ...

"However, the unchecked proliferation of fake news ... forums used to discuss PNG politics and social issues. Yet, the government has been highly critical of Facebook with the platform often ...

Photos and videos of the incident shared in PNG Facebook groups on Wednesday showed villagers trying to put out the fire and remove the pilot out of the plane.

And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to ... regulation,” Mr Gulo-Vui said in a statement. PNG has long mulled banning Facebook for its citizens. In 2018, it was banned ...