South Sudan unblocks Facebook and TikTok

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South Sudan’s authorities have lifted a temporary ban on Facebook and TikTok, Reuters reported on January 28th.

The platforms had been blocked last week after the circulation of violent footage sparked protests and retaliatory killings across South Sudan.

The graphic videos showed the alleged killings of South Sudanese nationals in Sudan. The National Communications Authority (NCA) confirmed removing the videos in a January 27th letter addressed to telecom and internet providers.

Napoleon Adok Gai, the director of the National Communications Authority, said: “The rise of violence linked to social media content in South Sudan underscores the need for a balanced approach that addresses the root causes of online incitement while protecting the rights of the population.”

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Rights groups accused the Sudanese army and its allies of ethnically-motivated attacks on civilians in Sudan’s El Gezira state earlier in January. This was after the they captured Wad Madani, the state capital, from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

The New Arab and agencies reported on January 16th that according to rights groups, army-aligned militias led ethnically-motivated attacks on minority groups in the agricultural state, leaving at least 13 people, including two children, dead.

The Sudanese army denounced what it referred to as “individual violations” that had been recorded on video and shared extensively on social media platforms.

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Reuters, The New Arab an agencies

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