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Who controls the Pacific’s communications?

Sue Ahearn

Published
19 Aug 2026

Submarine cables, social media algorithms and AI systems all shape whether Pacific information reaches its audience — and Pacific countries control very little of it. Why communications sovereignty should be the region's next collective cause.About the author/sSue AhearnSue Ahearn is a journalist, founder/co-editor of The Pacific Newsroom and co-convenor of the Australia Asia Pacific Media Initiative, an industry expert group.

Submarine cables, social media algorithms and AI systems all shape whether Pacific information reaches its audience — and Pacific countries control very little of it. Why communications sovereignty should be the region's next collective cause.About the author/s Sue Ahearn Sue Ahearn is a journalist, founder/co-editor of The Pacific Newsroom and co-convenor of the Australia Asia Pacific Media Initiative, an industry expert group.

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