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‘Blatant disregard for rights’: concern grows over Gabon’s social media clampdown
<p>Activists claim use of laws to curtail internet freedoms part of well-documented history of cracking down on dissent</p><p>When Gabon’s media regulator indefinitely suspended major social media platforms in February, citing security concerns during anti-government protests, it
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