00:00After they were first observed on Thursday, restrictions on several social media platforms in Guinea, which is ruled by an
00:07authoritarian government, have been lifted.
00:11Guinean authorities have not officially commented on the blackout.
00:15A group of Guinean bloggers first noticed the restrictions on sites, including Facebook, YouTube and TikTok, starting on Wednesday.
00:24The president of the group hailed the restoration of access to the site.
00:28However, he fears there could be further shutdowns during legislative and municipal elections in May, stating that the country has
00:36a, quote, habit of restricting social media access during election periods.
00:42Without extrapolating, the country's communications regulator had warned earlier in the week about recent, quote, verbal attacks, unverified information and
00:51messages harmful to social cohesion.
00:54The country is led by Mamedi Dungbuya, who seized power in a 2021 coup.
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