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Solomon Islands backs down on plans to ban Facebook
The Solomon Islands Government has reversed its plan for a national ban on Facebook.
Key points:
- Facebook users welcomed the reversal, but said the issue should have been better handled
- The Government last year announced a planned Facebook ban in an attempt to preserve “national unity”
- Solomon Islands is considering other methods to curb online abuse
Communications Minister Peter Shanel Agovaka told local media that the Government does not want to be seen as dictating people’s lives.
Last year, Solomon Islands announced its intention to temporarily block the world’s largest social media network while it worked out a way to stamp out cyberbullying and online abuse.
Regina Lepping, a young entrepreneur from capital city Honiara, said the…
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