Authorities in Senegal have suspended access to a social media app – Tik Tok, until further notice.
The Minister of Communication, Telecommunications and Digital Economy, Moussa Bocar Thiam, announced this in a statement issued Wednesday, indicating that the suspension is indefinte.
The action was taken two days after the government restricted the use of mobile internet, after opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was charged with plotting an insurrection, criminal conspiracy and other offences.
The statement reads: “The Minister informs the public that it has been observed that the TikTok application is the social network favoured by people with bad intentions to spread hateful and subversive messages threatening the stability of the country.”
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Senegal has seen sporadic violent protests throughout the year, as opposition supporters have accused President Macky Sall of levelling charges against Sonko to disqualify him from the next election.
