The availability and accessibility of illicit material ranging from
pornography to demonology and Satanism over the internet is become a
major concern, authorities were told in a regional meeting.
The National reported that a regional meet was hosted by the
Censorship Office and Constitutional Law Reform Commission (CLRC) on
the review of the 1989 Censorship Act in Lae and a major issue raised
was the access of pornography via the internet.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church National Youth Director, Reuben Mete,
questioned the regulation of uploading and sharing of pornographic and
illicit videos on social media networks which he described as dangerous.
NICTA legal services manager, Ivan Milleng, responded that a
cyber-crime policy would address these issues. He said sites that share
pornography and illicit material would be blocked when the government
endorses the policy.
The meeting which attended by the Minister for Community Development,
Chief Censor, CLRC Secretary, officials from NICTA and PNG Customs, was
a review of the Censorship Act to include electronic media.
