NewsThe Professional Web Journalists Association (PWJA) said that the blocking of Facebook and other social media sites by the Government was a bad decision and it didn’t address the real issue of racism. “The real racists are not hiding on Facebook, they are out in the open,” one of the members said. They stressed the importance of Facebook and Social Media for many people including online businesses. “How can these people carry out their operations now?”“The Government doesn’t understand how much the country earns from the operation of social media,” one of them added. Emphasis was laid on how social media, WhatsApp and Viber in particular, had contributed to reducing telephone expenses for the people.

Source: Sunday Times March 13, 2018 11:26 UTC