HAITIAN GANG MEMBER WHO YELLED 'F*K TRUMP, I'M NOT GOING BACK TO HAITI' HAS BEEN DEPORTED. (PHOTO)
Gabon has restored access to social media, its media regulator said, after an eight-month suspension that sparked widespread criticism.
The High Communication Authority (HAC) pulled the plug on social networks, including Facebook and TikTok, on February 17, blaming content posted online for stoking conflict and division in society.
"The HAC has decided to lift the suspension of social media platforms," spokesman Jean-Claude Franck Mendome said in a statement read on television, AFP reported.
Facebook and TikTok, the most-used platforms in the central African nation, as well as YouTube and Instagram were shut down, while WhatsApp was on and off.
The HAC said the suspension aimed to "allow the government to adapt its legal framework to better regulate social media".
The government now requires social media users to provide formal identification, effectively ending online anonymity.
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