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Facebook and TikTok have been inaccessible in Equatorial Guinea for more than two weeks after a video accusing Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang of corruption circulated.
Internet speeds in the Central African country have been restricted since September 2, while access to Facebook and TikTok, the country’s most popular social media platforms, has remained unavailable without a virtual private network.
Other Meta-owned platforms, including WhatsApp and Instagram, remain accessible but with restrictions, AFP reported.
The apparent blocking of Facebook and TikTok followed the publication of an online video in which a young woman accused Nguema Obiang, the president’s eldest son, and Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang of corruption.
Authorities subsequently arrested the woman.
Nguema Obiang, widely known as Teodorin, is known for displaying his luxury lifestyle on social media.
He was convicted in France in 2021 in a case involving what authorities described as “ill-gotten gains”. Authorities also froze his assets in the United Kingdom following investigations into alleged corruption.
President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has ruled Equatorial Guinea since 1979 and has frequently faced accusations of restricting civil liberties.
In neighbouring Gabon, authorities have suspended social media platforms since February.
Authorities there said the measure aimed to prevent the spread of content they considered harmful to the stability of state institutions and national security.
