The Senegalese government has announced that access to internet services would be restricted from Monday to curb the spread of hateful messages on social media.
This latest announcement from Moussa Bocar Thiam, the country’s minister for communications, comes after Ousmane Sonko, an opposition leader, was charged on Saturday with insurrection, criminal conspiracy, and other offences.
This is not the first time the Senegalese Government will restrict internet access in 2023.
Social media usage in the country was restricted following the arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who was sentenced to two years imprisonment, and a tweet from PASTEF (Patriotes Africains du Sénégal Pour le Travail, l’Éthique et la Fraternité), asking all Senegalese citizens to hit the streets and reject the verdict.
At the time, the Ministry of Communication, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy informed that due to the dissemination of hateful and subversive messages in a context of disturbance of public order in certain localities of the national territory, the Internet of mobile data is temporarily suspended during certain time slots. Telephone operators are required to comply with notified requisitions.
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