Papua New Guinea's government is planning to ban Facebook for one month to understand the behavior of users and save them from fake reports.
According to a report by 'The Post Courier', Communication Minister Sam Basil said that with this ban, Papua New Guinea National Research Institute and the Department will be able to study how a social networking site is being used by users.
Basil said, 'During this period, those users will be identified and information will be collected about them, which are hidden behind fake accounts, who upload obscene images and such users who post false and misleading information on Facebook They will be recognized and removed.
These steps are being taken by the Government keeping in mind the Cambridge Analysta Scandal. At present, no response has been given by Facebook regarding this move of the government. At the same time, the government is also pursuing the goal of implementing the Cyber Crime Act.
Significantly, Facebook is working on getting back the confidence of its users after Cambridge Analysta Scandal. Cambridge Analycia misused data of 8.7 million users of Facebook. After this, in April, Mark Zuckerberg had appeared in front of the US Senate for question-answer. Last week, Zuckerberg also appeared in front of the European Parliament. During this time discussions about the impact of Facebook on the elections were discussed.
What was the case?
In the US presidential election, about 8.7 million Facebook users were accused of stealing personal information of Cambridge Analyst, a donation firm helping Donald Trump. This information was allegedly used to support Trump during the election and to spoil the image of the opponent.
According to a report by 'The Post Courier', Communication Minister Sam Basil said that with this ban, Papua New Guinea National Research Institute and the Department will be able to study how a social networking site is being used by users.
Basil said, 'During this period, those users will be identified and information will be collected about them, which are hidden behind fake accounts, who upload obscene images and such users who post false and misleading information on Facebook They will be recognized and removed.
These steps are being taken by the Government keeping in mind the Cambridge Analysta Scandal. At present, no response has been given by Facebook regarding this move of the government. At the same time, the government is also pursuing the goal of implementing the Cyber Crime Act.
Significantly, Facebook is working on getting back the confidence of its users after Cambridge Analysta Scandal. Cambridge Analycia misused data of 8.7 million users of Facebook. After this, in April, Mark Zuckerberg had appeared in front of the US Senate for question-answer. Last week, Zuckerberg also appeared in front of the European Parliament. During this time discussions about the impact of Facebook on the elections were discussed.
What was the case?
In the US presidential election, about 8.7 million Facebook users were accused of stealing personal information of Cambridge Analyst, a donation firm helping Donald Trump. This information was allegedly used to support Trump during the election and to spoil the image of the opponent.