1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgAliya IftikharSocial media still blocked in Sri Lanka following terror attack - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="YnOzDM7jfr"><a href="https://cpj.org/2019/04/social-media-still-blocked-in-sri-lanka-following/">Social media still blocked in Sri Lanka following terror attack</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2019/04/social-media-still-blocked-in-sri-lanka-following/embed/#?secret=YnOzDM7jfr" width="600" height="338" title="“Social media still blocked in Sri Lanka following terror attack” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="YnOzDM7jfr" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/SriLanka_blog_RTX6TNHM.jpg750500Several social media sites remained blocked in Sri Lanka today, according to NetBlocks, an independent, international civil society group that monitors internet censorship. Sri Lankan authorities blocked the sites, along with several messaging apps, throughout the country on April 21, following a terrorist attack that left more than 253 people dead, according to international news…