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Social Media Restricted in Mali amid Protests against President

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    July 10, 2020
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Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that social media and messaging were partially blocked in Mali since Friday 10 July 2020 amid mass protests, up until the afternoon Tuesday 15 July 2020. Demonstrators seeking political reforms, some calling for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta’s resignation, occupied the national broadcaster in Bamako, sending transmissions off air as a constitutional crisis developed.

Social media platforms Twitter and Facebook and messaging apps WhatsApp and Messenger remained restricted with Mali’s leading private operator Orange Mali 10:30 p.m. UTC / local time Friday as tensions rose, with the censorship measure spanning six consecutive days.

National telecom operator Malitel’s cellular network has additionally restricted Instagram. The filtering is also more comprehensive, with indications of near-total impact. The internet censorship measures are implemented at the ISP level and applied differently by each company.

Affected users are able to regain access via VPN services which circumvent internet censorship by tunnelling to other countries. Listed platforms remain blocked or degraded as of Monday while other online services and websites continue to function normally on restricted networks.

Internet performance metrics collected from an initial 50 observation points and a wider set of analytics data confirm that Twitter, Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp servers were restricted on Orange’s network corroborating user reports. Findings are consistent with previous restrictions in Mali and there is no indication of a technical fault.

Authorities remained active on restricted social media platforms through Friday evening to denounce the unrest and circulate state security measures. The events are the latest in a series of widening protests since Mali’s contested March 2020 legislative elections.

 

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  • Date of Occurrence
    2020-07-10
  • Source
    https://netblocks.org/reports/social-media-restricted-in-mali-amid-protests-against-president-QyKpdX8D
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  • Mali
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  • Digital closure and Surveillance
  • Political Restrictions
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