Fiji Election and the Algorithm of Shame | Auckland News

Auckland News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 18, 2026 · 1m

A taxpayer-funded New Zealand documentary, Algorithm of Shame, explores how social media fractures tight-knit Pacific communities, spotlighting trans woman Rhonda’s ordeal with cyberbullying and Fijian politician Lynda Tabuya’s public battle with online abuse. Released just before Fiji’s election, it sparked questions about foreign influence—but its producer and New Zealand’s Pacific and Foreign Affairs ministries insist the film was independently produced and editorially untouched by government. Focused on universal issues of digital harm, not political messaging, the documentary aired…