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Online safety & content laws in Solomon Islands (2026)
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Online safety rules in Solomon Islands: no framework, under No dedicated online-safety or content-moderation law. The Telecommunications Act 2009 (administered by the Telecommunications Commission of Solomon Islands, TCSI) governs the sector and contains some computer/communications offences; a National Cybersecurity Policy (2024) and draft cybercrime and data-protection bills are in development but not yet enacted..
Solomon Islands has no comprehensive or partial law specifically regulating online content, platform liability, or online safety; there are no age-verification or intermediary-liability rules. Officials and civil society repeatedly note the absence of legislation to govern internet/social-media content. A National Cybersecurity Policy was launched in 2024 and cybercrime and data-protection bills (the former intended to address cyberbullying) are being drafted with Australian, UK, NZ and UNCTAD support, but none are yet in force.
Key points
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.
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