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Zimbabwe blocks WhatsApp for inciting protests

( July 7, 2016, 10:28 GMT | Insight) -- Zimbabwe’s government is said to have blocked access to social-media messaging platform WhatsApp, Independent Online reports. This comes as Zimbabweans participated in a day of national protest at the shutdown, with mass transit and shops affected. T...Zimbabwe’s government is said to have blocked access to social-media messaging platform WhatsApp, Independent Online reports. This comes as Zimbabweans participated in a day of national protest at the shutdown, with mass transit and shops affected. The communications minister denied that WhatsApp was blocked, but blamed it for spreading misinformation and for inciting people to protest....

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