Facebook, TikTok shut down in Equatorial Guinea

Facebook and TikTok have been inaccessible for over two weeks in Equatorial Guinea after a video accusing Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang of corruption went viral. The country, ruled by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo since 1979, is frequently criticized for repressing civil liberties. Access to these popular platforms was blocked following the arrest of a young woman who accused the vice president of corruption.