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French government weighed blocking social media during protests
Original: French government mulled blocking social networks and mobile internet amid protests
The French government considered cutting access to social networks and mobile internet as protests spread across the country. According to POLITICO, officials in Paris contacted telecom operators in the week before October 24 to explore ways of restricting access. The revelation has drawn criticism from free speech advocates, who argue such measures would amount to censorship and echo tactics used by authoritarian regimes.
Why now: Reports that a democratic government considered blocking communications during protests raise serious free speech concerns.
French governmentParisPOLITICO
Evidence
- French government mulled blocking social networks and mobile internet amid protests · POLITICO
Paris was in touch with telecom operators in the week leading up to Oct. 24 to examine ways of restricting access to social networks.
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