[The Next Web] Facebook shut down in Vietnam during Obama’s recent visit


During President Obama’s recent visit to Vietnam, Facebook went down — and it wasn’t an accident. Data compiled by Access Now — which has the tagline “fighting internet shutdowns around the world” — suggests Vietnam cut access to Facebook off while Obama visited due to its own upcoming elections. Why did you block Facebook in Vietnam????😡😜 http://pic.twitter.com/mnqlosw4ne — Nguyen Le Chau Tue (@TriTue_NT) May 22, 2016 Access Now also says several civil rights activists were arrested leading up to Obama’s visit. The organization also made a loose correlation to internet shutdowns affecting trade, which was the purpose of Obama’s visit.…

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