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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Vishwam Sankaran

The country that has banned Facebook overnight to stop ‘hate speech and porn’

Papua New Guinea has banned Facebook in what it calls a “test” to regulate online content and “protect” its citizens from hate speech and pornography.

PNG police minister Peter Tsiamalili said the test, which began on Monday and extended to Tuesday, was done under the framework of the Pacific nation’s Anti-Terrorism Act 2024.

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