Gabon : les réseaux sociaux suspendus sur toute l’étendue du territoire
Gabon's High Authority for Communication (HAC) announced on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, the immediate suspension of social media across the entire country until further notice. The information was made public by its spokesperson, Jean-Claude Franck Mendome.
The regulator justifies this decision by the recurring dissemination of content deemed "inappropriate, defamatory, hateful and offensive", which, according to him, is likely to undermine the stability of the institutions of the Republic as well as national security.
Through this measure, the HAC claims to want to clean up the digital space and put an end to the excesses observed in recent weeks on the various platforms.
This suspension, the duration of which has not been specified, temporarily deprives the population of access to the main social networks and reignites the debate on the balance between regulation of online information, maintenance of public order and respect for digital freedoms in Gabon.
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