Facebook to be banned in Papua New Guinea for a month

guest · May 29, 2018

Facebook to be banned in Papua New Guinea for a month
Papua New Guinea will ban Facebook for a month while it identifies fake profiles and considers the website's effect on the country.
May 29, 2018
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-44290012

Communication minister Sam Basil said users posting pornography and false information would be identified.
'More conducive'
Although only about 10% of people in Papua New Guinea have internet access, the country is proving proactive in its regulation of online services.

Mr Basil told the country's Post-Courier: "The time will allow information to be collected to identify users that hide behind fake accounts, users that upload pornographic images, users that post false and misleading information."

"We can also look at the possibility of creating a new social network site for PNG citizens to use with genuine profiles as well," said Mr Basil.
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guest · Jun 11, 2018

Papua New Guinea's proposed Facebook ban is more about control
June 11, 2018
https://mashable.com/2018/06/11/papua-new-guinea-facebook/?europe=true&utm_cid=hp-h-1

"The time will allow information to be collected to identify users that hide behind fake accounts, users that upload pornographic images, users that post false and misleading information on Facebook to be filtered and removed," Basil said, according to the Post Courier.
But the timing and the sudden decision to do so has raised eyebrows, and not all are convinced by the PNG government's reasoning for the block.
'This is kinda out of nowhere'
One of these skeptics is Papua New Guinean writer and blogger Martyn Namorong, who believes the ban proposal is merely a distraction.
Namorong pointed to the policy-focused National Research Institute (NRI), who he doesn't believe has the capability to analyse the social network.

Aim Sinpeng, an expert in digital media and political participation in Southeast Asia from the University of Sydney, said she doesn't buy the reason for banning it.
"This is kinda out of nowhere, and the timeframe is strange," she explained.
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bellgamin · Jun 12, 2018

It is already banned by me. Who wants a book of faces? I'm sure many of them are very unattractive. I prefer reading baseball scores & watching haircuts.

EASTER · Jun 12, 2018

bellgamin said: ↑

It is already banned by me. Who wants a book of faces? I'm sure many of them are very unattractive. I prefer reading baseball scores & watching haircuts.
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