Why Papua New Guinea is banning Facebook for a month

Experts will analyse effects of fake news and pornography spread on social media site

Facebook admits data leak larger than previously disclosed
(Image credit: OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)

The government of Papua New Guinea is to impose a month-long ban on Facebook in order to “study the effects the website is having on the population” and crack down on “fake users”.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
To continue reading this article...
Continue reading this article and get limited website access each month.
Get unlimited website access, exclusive newsletters plus much more.
Cancel or pause at any time.
Already a subscriber to The Week?
Not sure which email you used for your subscription? Contact us