1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgJessica Jerreathttps://cpj.org/author/jjerreat/CPJ calls on Liberian authorities to ensure access to internet and social media services - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="QMOpftjv7S"><a href="https://cpj.org/2019/06/cpj-calls-on-liberian-authorities-to-ensure-access/">CPJ calls on Liberian authorities to ensure access to internet and social media services</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2019/06/cpj-calls-on-liberian-authorities-to-ensure-access/embed/#?secret=QMOpftjv7S" width="600" height="338" title="“CPJ calls on Liberian authorities to ensure access to internet and social media services” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="QMOpftjv7S" 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/2019/06/afp_liberia_06-07-2019_rs.jpg750563Abidjan, June 7, 2019--Starting this morning, social media services including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and WhatsApp were disrupted throughout Liberia, according to data from the internet advocacy group NetBlocks and local journalists who spoke with the Committee to Protect Journalists. NetBlocks also reported disruptions to the Associated Press website and Google's Gmail and News services…