Bangladesh Extends Social Media Ban, Blocking Twitter and Skype (thestack.com)

Posted by samzenpus on Monday December 14, 2015 @10:24AM from the lock-it-down dept.

An anonymous reader writes: A month after temporarily blocking social media sites including Facebook and WhatsApp, the Bangladeshi government has now taken steps to take down online chat software Skype and social networking service Twitter. The decision came after a supreme court ruling which sentenced two opposition leaders to death, having found them guilty of crimes committed in the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan. The ruling rejected petitions to review the war criminals' death sentences. It divided the country, with many strongly protesting the decision. The social media ban is seen as a way to control any attempt at mass mobilization among dissidents.

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Re:OH NOES by barc0001 · 2015-12-14 10:58 · Score: 3, Insightful

I did not speak out for the social media networks because I didn't like social media networks....
What exactly makes you think they'll stop there?
And nothing, repeat NOTHING of value was lost. Except, you know, freedom to do as you choose.
Pick up that can, citizen.