133 Molesworth Street
PO Box 5013
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
T+64 4 496 2000
25 January 2023
Erika Whittome
By email: [FYI request #21502 email]
Ref:
H2023018978
Tēnā koe Erika
Response to your request for official information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to Manatū Hauora
(the Ministry of Health) on 2 January 2023 for:
“In your access to the Facebook Takedown portal (ie
https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=15517&d=396x4-b-
_c6p1PcsNgvbQczac3nBXSMuSjz1QQ5NXw&u=https%3a%2f%2fwww%2efacebook%2e
com%2fxtakedowns%2flogin%29
[\"https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=15517&d=396x4-b-
_c6p1PcsNgvbQczac3nBXSMuSjz1QQ5NXw&u=https%3a%2f%2fwww%2efacebook%2e
com%2fxtakedowns%2flogin%29\"]
would you please share:
1. Al of the settings in your system (eg screenshots of the settings saved in a word
document)
2. INCLUDING the users and keywords flagged in your system (eg in an excel
spreadsheet)
3. The guidelines and objective documents used to complete the initial set
up this Takedown Portal.
4. This request is for all of 2022 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2022.”
Manatū Hauora does not have access to Facebook’s takedown portal. As such, your request is
refused under section 18(e) of the Act, as the information does not exist.
Under section 28(3) of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review any
decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be contacted by email at:
[email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Elisabeth Brunt
Group Manager Government Services
Government and Executive Services | Te Pou Whakatere Kāwanatanga