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Silenced nation: the unprecedented Facebook shutdown in PNG
On 25 March, 2025, the PNG government shut down Facebook for a day without notice, leaving the roughly 1.4 to 1.6 million ...
Papua New Guinea Today7d
PNG Government Under Fire as O’Neill Slams Marape Over "Test" Timing and Social Media Crackdown
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PNG Police Minister Condemns East Sepik Governor’s Misleading Statements on Counter-Terrorism Act
Papua New Guinea's Minister for Police,Peter Tsiamalili Jr., MP, has strongly condemned recent misleading statements made by ...
PNG's sudden Facebook ban — a government flexing social media control?
Papua New Guineans were hit by an unexpected digital blackout as access to Facebook was abruptly blocked. However, the lack ...
Papua New Guinea Today6d
PNG Marape Warns Politicians Against Interfering in Court Matters
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Pope approves canonisation of Peter To Rot, who will be PNG's first saint
Pope Francis approves the canonisation of Peter To Rot as PNG's first saint, not long after being released from hospital.
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PNG shuts down Facebook in test to stop pornography, misinformation, hate speech
The Papua New Guinean government has shut down the social media platform Facebook, in what it describes as a test to mitigate ...
PNG 'test' blocks Facebook, citizens download VPN apps to stay connected
The country's Police Minister Peter Tsiamalili Jr says the "test" was done under the framework of the Anti-Terrorism Act 2024 ...
PNG Media Council calls for greater transparency over social media control testing
The Council is also critical of the government apparently testing new technology to control access to social media, without ...
PNG Facts19d
Breaking Barriers: Francesca Semoso Becomes PNG’s First Female Speaker
Papua New Guinea has marked a historic milestone with the appointment of North Bougainville MP Francesca Semoso as the first female member of Parliament to preside over a parliamentary session ...
Papua New Guinea shuts down Facebook in test to stop 'pornography, misinformation, hate speech'
In a statement, PNG's Police Minister Peter Tsiamalili said the initiative ... "However, the unchecked proliferation of fake ...