Facebook blockage lifted with immediate effect
Posted by Editor on March 15, 2018 - 1:47 pm
President Maithripala Sirisena instructed the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) to lift the blockage imposed on Facebook with immediate effect, a short while ago.
The President arrived at the decision after holding talks with Facebook officials.
The government took measures to block social media on March 7 to quell and control the spread of racially inciting rumors and hate speech, after the eruption of communal conflicts in Kandy and Ampara.
(Source: Daily News)
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