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06-04-2014, 09:42 PM
Central Africa Republic Bans Text Messages
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The Central African Republic (CAR) has blocked text messaging, ostensibly as part of an attempt to restore security after a year of violence.
The government an**unced the ban on Tuesday, hoping it will slow down a recent ****** of violent demonstrations in Bangui, the country's capital. Protesters called for a general strike via mass text messaging this week, as reported by the AFP (http://news.yahoo.com/**-text-messages-allowed-central-africa-192101027.html)
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The Central African Republic (CAR) has blocked text messaging, ostensibly as part of an attempt to restore security after a year of violence.
The government an**unced the ban on Tuesday, hoping it will slow down a recent ****** of violent demonstrations in Bangui, the country's capital. Protesters called for a general strike via mass text messaging this week, as reported by the AFP (http://news.yahoo.com/**-text-messages-allowed-central-africa-192101027.html)
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"In order to contribute to the restoration of security in the country, the use of any SMS by all mobile phone subscribers is suspended from Monday June 2, 2014, until further **tice," the telecommunications ministry reportedly wrote in a letter to the country's four cellphone operators Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/04/texting-banned-car/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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