EPISODE · Apr 24, 2019 · 9 MIN
Don't Praise the Sri Lankan Government for Blocking Facebook
from Security, Spoken · host WIRED
After a series of bombings killed over 300 people in Sri Lanka Easter Sunday, the country’s government blocked access to social media sites including Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and the chat app Viber, according to state media and independent organizations that monitor internet blocks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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After a series of bombings killed over 300 people in Sri Lanka Easter Sunday, the country’s government blocked access to social media sites including Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and the chat app Viber, according to state media and independent organizations that monitor internet blocks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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