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News channel or source: https://www.ibtimes.com/social-media-platforms-blocked-sri-lanka-3459440
Published on: Saturday 02 April 2022
Members of the Sri Lankan army stand guard near President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence during a protest against him as many parts of the crisis-hit country faced up to 13 hours without electricity ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Social: Sri Lanka Lifts Social Media Ban During Protests After Learning VPNs Exist
News channel or source: https://gizmodo.com/sri-lanka-lifts-social-media-ban-during-protests-after-1848744521
Published on: Sunday 03 April 2022
The government of Sri Lanka lifted a short-lived ban on all social media Sunday after officials apparently remembered that VPNs exist. The ban was instituted because protesters have taken to the ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Social: Sri Lankan government bans railway workers from using social media
News channel or source: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/08/29/eowq-a29.html
Published on: Thursday 27 August 2026
The JVP/NPP government aims to suppress opposition to the deliberate running down of railway services and its privatization agenda.