Indigenous leaders want to ban or censor social media including Facebook


ABORIGINAL elders have blamed Facebook and social networking sites for a rise in "blood feuds" between warring clans. 
 
Some indigenous leaders want to ban or censor internet sites including Facebook to calm tensions in isolated Queensland communities, the Herald Sun reported.

Palm Island Mayor Alf Lacey said "unhealthy gossip" on social media sites had fuelled age-old animosities.

"We are seeing kids getting on these chat rooms and bad-mouthing others," Mr Lacey said.      More Read

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