Gabon Halts Social Media as Cost-of-Living Protests Spread
President Brice Oligui Nguema is facing the first test of his authority less than a year after he won an election.
Photographer: Daniel Beloumou Olomo/AFP/Getty Images
Gabon’s media regulator suspended all social media platforms until further notice, as the government faces growing protests over the high cost of living.
The moratorium follows the dissemination of inappropriate, defamatory, hateful or abusive content that undermines stability and national security, the regulator known as La Haute Autorité de la Communication said in a statement on Tuesday.