The Sri Lankan government imposed a 36-hour curfew across the country on Saturday ahead of the proposed nationwide protests on Sunday over the biggest economic crisis in the country's history. Along with this, there has also been a complete ban on social media. The move comes at a time when a large-scale protest has been called for on Sunday in the island nation over the government's failure to deal with the economic threat. In such a situation, due to the curfew in force, people will not be able to participate in the protests. Netblocks, a watchdog organization that monitors cyber security and internet governance, also confirmed the ban on social media.
He said, he confirmed the ban on several social media platforms in Sri Lanka, including Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. Sri Lanka's Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa has made a statement after the ban on social media. "I will never forgive the blocking of social media. The availability of a VPN makes such restrictions completely useless. I appeal to the officers to think more progressively and reconsider this decision.''
Earlier on Friday, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa issued a special gazette notification announcing the imposition of a public emergency in Sri Lanka with immediate effect from April 1. The information department said the countrywide curfew will remain in force from 6 pm on Saturday to 6 am on Monday (April 4). The department said that the President has issued the said direction under the Public Safety Ordinance Rules. In a gazette notification, the President said, "In my opinion, the imposition of emergency in Sri Lanka is in the interest of maintaining public safety arrangements as well as the supply of essential goods and services to the communities.''
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