Senegal has suspended entry to social media app TikTok till additional discover, the communications minister mentioned on Wednesday, days after proscribing the usage of cell web amid opposition protests.
“The minister… informs the public that it has been observed that the TikTok application is the social network favoured by people with bad intentions to spread hateful and subversive messages threatening the stability of the country,” the minister’s assertion mentioned.
The West African nation has additionally restricted entry to web providers since Monday, utilizing an identical justification.
The restrictions come after opposition chief Ousmane Sonko was charged with plotting an rebellion, legal conspiracy and different offences.
Senegal has seen sporadic violent protests all year long, as opposition supporters have accused President Macky Sall of levelling fees in opposition to Sonko to disqualify him from the following election.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
