Social Media Ban
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Chad Social Media Ban Reaches 1 Year Mark With The Chadian Court Actually Approving The Blackout
Chadian President Idriss Deby (L)
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Here’s What’s Behind Chad’s One Year Ban on Social Media
It’s been one year since access to social media platforms and messaging apps, including Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Viber, was blocked in Chad’s latest example of internet censorship. Initially, mobile operators attributed the problems to technical issues, but have since disclosed that the block was ordered by the government led by President Idriss Déby, according to observers. Leading…