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Country Sri Lanka
Region / City Country-wide
Networks Affected Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, Viber, WhatsApp, YouTube
Time Period 13 May 2019 - 17 May 2019
Status Ended
Reference Open Source Link
Description Sri Lanka had banned social media again following a reported flare-up in religious tensions, three weeks after a series of suicide bombings rocked the country. The platforms were blocked to prevent “social unrest via hate messages and false information."

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