The Minister of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, , has disclosed that his ministry has taken action resulting in the removal of graphic footages of the helicopter crash on August 6 from Facebook and Instagram.
Speaking on JoyNews on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, he said his ministry made this possible by reaching out to the Meta team, which he says has a moderation unit based in Ghana, to remove the footages that were circulating on its platforms.
This follows widely circulated footage shared on several social media platforms in the aftermath of the fatal helicopter crash at Adansi Sikaman on August 6, 2025, which claimed eight lives. "… Meta has a content moderation team in the country.
As soon as we reached out to them, that the footage was not just circulated on WhatsApp but also on Instagram and Facebook; it was done.
