Communal violence in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka blocks social media networks to stop sectarian violence

Sri Lanka’s Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) will block social media networks such as Facebook Inc Viber and Whatsapp across the country for three days to prevent the spread of communal violence, officials say.

March 7, 2018
March 7, 2018

Sri Lanka blocks social media networks to stop sectarian violence

Sri Lanka’s Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) will block social media networks such as Facebook Inc Viber and Whatsapp across the country for three days to prevent the spread of communal violence, officials say.