Mediterranean and Saharan North African country of Algeria have temporarily blocked access to Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites for their citizens after baccalaureate exam papers leaked on social media, state media reported on Sunday.

More than 555,000 students in Algerian students are having to retake their exams as a result of the baccalaureate exams details were leaked over social media.
Blocking access to online services seems to be a growing trend across the globe. While governments may have good intentions when they impose such restrictions, it’s worrying because it restricts people’s ability to communicate with their loved ones and communities in times of crisis and blocks the flow of accurate information and news.

Banning services – even temporarily – can do more harm than good. What governments should be doing, especially in cases like this leak in Algeria – is to examine the root cause of the issue and address it directly, rather than restrict access to a crucial service that’s now become part of our daily lives.

For its part, the Algerian government said that earlier this month, its police forces arrested several people, including officials working in national education offices and printers, during their investigation into how 2016 high school exam papers were leaked onto social networks. Clearly, there’s more work to be done before the issue is sorted in the country.

http://www.234jam.com/2016/06/algeria-blocks-access-to-facebook.html

And we have been having results posted online for a very long time in Nigeria.