Solomon Islands

The ban was proposed by prime minister manasseh sogavare and communication and civil aviation minister peter shanel agovaka.

Solomon islands. The country has a population of 652 858 and its capital honiara is located on the island of guadalcanal the country takes its name from the solomon. Solomon islands prime minister manasseh sogavare s government uses facebook to broadcast his speeches and to disseminate health information during the covid 19 pandemic. Solomon islands plan to ban facebook sparks outrage among rights groups opposition facebook is widely used in the solomons where the population of 700 000 is spread among rugged volcanic. The cabinet of solomon islands has issued a temporary ban on facebook for what it considers harmful content disseminated on the social media platform.

It consists of a double chain of volcanic islands and coral atolls in melanesia. The country comprises most of the solomons chain with the exception of buka and bougainville two islands at the northwestern end that form an autonomous. The solomon islands gdp is approximately 1 4 billion. It is unclear when the ban will begin and how long will this last.

Meanwhile solomon islands is not the only country in the pacific considering a ban on facebook. In july 2020 the samoan government was seriously looking at banning facebook in their country. The solomon islands are a sovereign state consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in oceania lying to the east of papua new guinea and northwest of vanuatu and covering a land area of 28 400 square kilometres 11 000 sq mi. In 2018 the papua new guinea government sought to ban facebook for a month while in tonga in 2019 there were also thoughts of banning facebook on the.

Solomon islands has not yet ratified the international covenant on civil and political rights but as a un member has undertaken to respect the rights as set out in the universal declaration of human rights. The solomon islands is planning to ban the use of facebook for an indeterminate period after inflammatory critique of the government was aired on the social media platform the solomon times reported. The solomon islands constitution protects the right to freedom of expression including the right to receive and impart political ideas.