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Papua New Guinea bans Facebook for a month to root out 'fake users'
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/29/papua-new-guinea-facebook-ban-study-fake-users
Analysts will explore how fake news and pornography spreads, and assess whether country needs its own version of the platform
The Papua New Guinean government will ban Facebook for a month in a bid to crack down on “fake users” and study the effects the website is having on the population.
Papua New Guinea bans Facebook for a month to root out 'fake users'
May 29, 2018, 1:42pm UTC
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/29/papua-new-guinea-facebook-ban-study-fake-users
> Analysts will explore how fake news and pornography spreads, and assess whether country needs its own version of the platform
> The Papua New Guinean government will ban Facebook for a month in a bid to crack down on “fake users” and study the effects the website is having on the population.