majster@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 13 days agoFrance riots: Presidential hopeful Attal pitches social media blackoutwww.politico.euexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down17file-text
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Such internet restrictions are more commonly associated with countries like China, Iran, Russia and, more recently, India.
minus-squareBarneyPiccolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·13 days agoIt happened during last week’s No Kings Rally, when Facebook shut down all No Kings pages, and they couldn’t Livestream or post updates throughout the day. It was clearly deliberate suppression.
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·12 days agoThere’s a big difference between that and a nationwide blackout though.
It happened during last week’s No Kings Rally, when Facebook shut down all No Kings pages, and they couldn’t Livestream or post updates throughout the day. It was clearly deliberate suppression.
There’s a big difference between that and a nationwide blackout though.