The Sri Lankan government has banned the use of social media networks, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, in order to quell violence throughout the country.

A 10-day nationwide state of emergency was declared in Sri Lanka on Tuesday amid increased violence between Muslim and Buddhist communities.

Sri Lanka’s Telecommunications Regulatory Commission, which had reportedly been monitoring social media for hate speech related to the violence, has temporarily blocked Facebook, Viber, WhatsApp, and Instagram in most parts of the country.

On Wednesday, Cabinet Spokesman Rajitha Senaratne said the government had asked internet service providers to block messaging apps after it was Facebook posts encouraging violence towards the country's Muslim population were discovered.

Mano Ganesan, Minister of National Coexistence Dialogue and Official Languages, also confirmed the government's social media ban on Twitter, saying the country had decided to curb "all communal hate speech posts via social media."

Senaratne said in a press conference Wednesday that officials have been investigating who is fueling calls for riots and that several parliamentary officials had been mentioned.

After a state of emergency was declared on Tuesday, curfews were instated in the central district of Kandy, a popular tourist destination that was the epicenter of Sunday clashes between the Buddhist Sinhalese majority and local Muslims, who make up about nine percent of Sri Lanka's population.

Travel advisories were issued by the US, UK and Australia.

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has called on religious leaders across the spectrum to promote peace among their communities.

Source http://www.clintgist.com/sri-lanka-govt-has-banned-facebook-instagram-and-whatsapp/


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All these Islamic countries seff

omg

Terrorism at its peak
It signals the end of time

They will still use VPN

This is just too good.

I keep reading about successful young people/youths on quora.com, one thing they have in common is this: "one thing I stopped doing to focus in my development is that I deleted my Facebook and Instagram accounts."

Those things are nothing but waste of time. I can't even remember the last time I visited Facebook. I uninstalled the app over two years ago. I don't have an Instagram account, nor Snapchat. Even Twitter is once in a while just because it's matured.

timwudz:
All these Islamic countries seff

u need to read again but if you don't get the point that means u need a refund from ur school


your hatred towards Islam av affected your sense of reasoning and comprehending

Anything that ensure national peace. is welcome. As the govt is planning them too are planning. their will look for another alternative because you can take man out of military but can't take military out of man

Can u jst imagine

Na dia own wahala b dat oo...me sef get my own so make everybody carry him cross jeje

timwudz:
All these Islamic countries seff

Sri Lanka is majority Buddhist.Muslims are just 9 % of the population

Plus...it was not the Muslims who started the violence...

On Wednesday, Cabinet Spokesman Rajitha Senaratne said the government had asked internet service providers to block messaging apps after it was Facebook posts encouraging violence towards the country's Muslim population were discovered.

Islam=Violence

LEOSIRSIR:
They will still use VPN

correct guy

A lot of people don't understand the disadvantage of these platforms.

timwudz:
All these Islamic countries seff

Sri Lanka is not a predominantly Muslim country, Dumbo!

If am in this country, I'll just feel dead...

Good move believe me.. we need this in naija.. it will force creative and foster growth

It's good, to stop all these social media nonsense

Just kuku MA ban social life

Idiat

Its really not quite well seeing a country government taking this kind of action. damn not well regardless of the cause.

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May buhari mumuism never reach like this in jesu name.




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it should also be banned in Nigeria it encourages immoral acts

Hardly u see where Muslims are at peace with other religions. Somehow sha

All countries that have muslim population must be engaged in some sort of quabble with them.

What kind of religion is this?

So what is nairaland moderator insinuating for NIZOORIA

All these countries that know Not God

oboy