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Samoa police
Apia, SAMOA — Police have arrested four suspects in relation to a video circulating on social media of a man being assaulted last week in Moto'otua. The four men have been charged with aggravated robbery with the possibility of additional charges. In its statement, police said they have zero...
SOCIAL MEDIA APPS
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA — The 2016 U.S. election was a wake-up call about the dangers of political misinformation on social media. With two more election cycles rife with misinformation under their belts, social media companies have experience identifying and countering misinformation. However, the...
Fetu Fetui Jr
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Vice Speaker of the House Fetu Fetui Jr called the idea that people from Manu’a have to register with the TALOFAPASS system in order to fly to Manu’a “stupid and terrible”. He also called the Department of Health director, Motusa Tuileama Nua “disrespectful” for not...
Rep. Andrea T. Samoa
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At last week’s Health Department news conference, House Health Committee chairperson, Rep. Andrea T. Samoa noted a local “group of resistance” to the COVID-19 vaccine who are opposed to the government’s efforts getting the community vaccinated for protection from the...
Facebook has been quietly experimenting with reducing the amount of political content it puts in users’ news feeds. The move is a tacit acknowledgment that the way the company’s algorithms work can be a problem. The heart of the matter is the distinction between provoking a response and providing...
Deputy Treasurer Keith Gebaue
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As ASG Treasury Department has undertaken for the first time a large distribution of payments of federally funded stimulus checks, Deputy Treasurer Keith Gebauer acknowledged that some errors and mistakes were bound to happen despite their best efforts. More than $23...
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Apia, SAMOA — Police in Samoa say they hope recent arrests will deter others from using social media to commit crimes. Police said two youths were in custody facing assault charges following an ambush which used Facebook to lure their victim. The use of social media to instigate violence reflected...
Malele Paulo Atofu, known on social media as King Faipopo
Apia, SAMOA — Samoan man Malele Atofu, also known on social media as King Faipopo, has been arrested and placed in police custody for the second time. His lawyer, Unasa Iuni Sapolu, said his client is facing new charges of making a defamatory post on Facebook. Unasa is accusing the police of abuse...
Jeremiah Malaki Tauili'ili with his family.
Apia, SAMOA — Three men in Samoa have been arrested and charged over the death of a civil engineer. Jeremiah Malaki Tauili'ili, 24, was employed by the Ministry of Works, Transport and Infrastructure. He died in hospital on Wednesday after an incident outside an Apia night club in the early hours...
PNG's   Charles Punaha concerned about Facebook–Cambridge Analytica
Apia, SAMOA — Concerns about fake news and the impact of social media in the Pacific Islands are some of the challenges that authorities in the region have to address. Chairman of Policy and Regulation Forum for the Pacific, Charles Punaha, said this recently when discussing issues that will be...

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