Online safety & content laws in Solomon Islands (2026)

There is currently no legislation governing online content or social-media use; the gap has been publicly acknowledged by government and analysts, who cite risks like cyberbullying and misinformation going unregulated.

The TCSI is an independent statutory authority responsible for economic/technical management of telecoms, ccTLD (.sb) administration and consumer protection — it does not regulate online content moderation or platform liability.

Part 19 of the Telecommunications Act sets out communications offences (unauthorised data access, interception, altering/destroying data, revealing message contents), but there is no stand-alone cybercrime statute and no content-moderation framework.

Launched August 2024 after consultations from 2020-2024, the policy aims for 'a safe and secure cyber environment'; a SICERT (national CERT) project was also established with Australia/UK/NZ. It is a policy framework, not enforceable content/safety legislation.

A cybercrime bill (intended to address issues such as cyberbullying) is being developed with Australian Attorney-General's Department support, and UNCTAD is helping draft a Data Protection and Privacy bill; neither was in force as of mid-2026.

In November 2020 the Cabinet announced a temporary Facebook ban over 'harmful content'/criticism of government, drawing free-expression objections; by early 2021 the government dropped the ban, opting to work with the platform and consider SIM-registration instead. No platform ban is in force today.