The government of Chad has lifted restrictions on social media access after a 16-month internet blackout
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"I instruct the competent electronic communication services to immediately lift all restrictions on access to all social networks," President Idriss Deby announced Saturday.People in Chad have been unable to access social media platforms, such as WhatsApp, Facebook, and Twitter, since March 2018.Deby said the restrictions were put in place for security reasons and the internet had been hijacked for"malicious" reasons.
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