The Bangladeshi government isn't just counting on Facebook and Twitter crackdowns to protect its December 30th parliamentary election. The country's Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has shut down 3G and 4G mobile data to "prevent rumors and propaganda" from skewing the vote. The measure took effect immediately and was poised to last through the end of election day.



Whether or not that's the main reason isn't clear -- the government doesn't exactly have a clean track record. Bangladesh temporarily shut off mobile internet access in August in an ostensible bid to curb violence at protests over road safety, but there's evidence suggesting that it wanted to stop the dissemination of media showing pro-government activists and police attacking protesters. In 2015, it also clamped down on individual messaging apps in an attempt to thwart protests.

This latest move might help prevent violence and misinformation, but it could also hinder the opposition's ability to rally support. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's administration has been accused of intimidating and imprisoning critics to help maintain power, and this could be another extension of that strategy.

https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/29/bangladesh-shuts-off-mobile-internet-ahead-of-election/

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/bangladesh-shuts-mobile-internet-lead-election-day-181229111353218.html

Anything is possible.....

Good development.

This APC lala brought this to front page so that same measure ll be applied in the country abi?

na wa o!

How does any sane person support this?

the first too posters though, even for this early morning.

fourth world country, mtchwww

Fraud and Backwardness to win by all means...

Better

The advantages supercede the disadvantages

That's their way of preventing chaos. It doesn't also stop them from using the same method to their advantage.

Total rubbish

<b>I wish these how Nigeria own will be.... just kidding..</b>

This can’t happen in Naija sha

Dictatorships masquerading as democracies

This is Nigeria, its not possible here.

They shouldn't try this in Nigeria cos I love browisng


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Definitely not right, this is the most critical moment in a democracy and they are using outdated laws that were created before the digital age to justify the shutdown by stifling the people. The internet helps us realise our human rights, including free expression and privacy.

All governments have a responsibility to respect and protect human rights, and to provide a remedy when rights are violated. But in truth there is currently no binding sanction or penalty for disrupting the internet, which is bad. very bad.

Tyranny

This looks like the type of thing Buhari can do and as usual pretend he has no hand in it.

Just as the python dance 1n2 carried out in SEwas aimed at Aba n Onitsha, the python dance 3 would be aimed at states which are PDP strongholds,basically SS n SE

Our own is python dance.

And they think by shutting down internet,they will decrease rumours? they better think twice! to stop rumours from travelling so fast the youth got to be engage with something to do,(especially the women that knows how to make rumour travel like speed of light).

The government went too far.

this war zone is holding election?

The endtimes are upon the world!

People wake up!

It can only get worse!

Jesus is coming back sooner than we think!

Lol

pacifique:
This APC lala brought this to front page so that same measure ll be applied in the country abi?

Yes dont you want same, all this fake results that trickle in before the end of vote should be cracked down.

I clicked on this topic to see if there is any important info I can derive..

I got one.. we need this in naija in 2019 elections

That's not what I need here.
If I was God I'll shutdown Zombies brain next month so that they shouldn't vote jubrilla again.















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Oh jeez, I forgot.... Zombies and brain shouldn't be in the same sentence. Maybe I'll just paralyze their legs and thumbs since they don't have brain.

With what I can see its not going to be a free and fair election