28 Mar 2025

Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 28 March 2025

Papua New Guinea has successfully tested a block on social media platforms - including Facebook. Australia has announced its $5 billion budget for overseas aid but what is in it for the Pacific nations, with the US pulling back from international aid.

Facebook blcoekd

The Papua New Guinea government has admitted to using a technology that it says was "successfully tested" to block social media platforms, particularly Facebook, for much of the day on Monday. Photo: RNZ Pacific