Gabon: Social Media Returns After an Eight-Month Suspension—What Will Change

Author: Gildas AmoussouPublished on: October 24, 2026Country: Gabon

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Gabon: Social Media Returns After an Eight-Month Suspension—What Will Change

Gabon’s High Authority for Communication (HAC) announced on October 24, 2026, that it was lifting the suspension of social media, which had been inaccessible since February 17. The decision is expected to restore Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and WhatsApp, although the HAC has not provided a technical timetable for restoring access. The authority says it has established operational protocols with TikTok, Meta and YouTube that give it access to tools for reporting illegal content. HAC president Germain Ngoyo Moussavou had previously justified the suspension as urgent action against the spread of such content.

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