The Zimbabwean government has partially blocked access to social media and the internet. Currently, Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are greatly affected.
According to tech blog, TechZim, the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has been ordered to shut down internet services. “The telecom systems have been jammed. We don’t have the equipment to do it — so you can guess who did it,” an employee at a Zimbabwe mobile service provider in Harare speaking on condition of anonymity told AFP.
Although social media users have continued tweeting updates from the country, others are complaining of a striking disruption or lag in services majorly on WhatsApp, Facebook and certain news sites.
The protest all began when the government increased petrol price from $1.24 per litre to $3.31, while the price of diesel increased from $1.36 to $3.11.
This has led to clashes between protest demonstrators and security agents, where over 200 people have been arrested and several left dead.
