families fined
Apia, SAMOA — A village council has moved to address the increasing use of Facebook to incite violence, by penalizing families whose family members recently posted derogatory and threatening comments.
The Lauli’i village council has penalized five families in their village and slapped each one of...

![DEALING WITH FACEBOOK ABUSE: Fuamatu Kosetatino and his father Fuamatu Samoa Oloaga Asuelu. The Lauli’i, Samoa village council has penalized five families in their village and slapped each one of them with a $5,000 penalty fee for allegedly making derogatory and threatening posts targeting chiefs in the village. [photo: Samoa Observer] Fuamatu Kosetatino and his father Fuamatu Samoa Oloaga Asuelu.](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/2865.jpg?itok=LjM3Q03N)