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schema:articleBody	Chad says it has cut back the speed of the internet to crimp the spread of messages "inciting hate" on social media. Government spokesman Mahamat Zene Cherif said late Monday that a "temporary measure" to slow the internet was introduced on July 22 because of "the dissemination of messages inciting hate and division." The measure will be lifted soon, said Cherif, who is also communications minister. But telecoms officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the restrictions had been triggered by a video showing a Chadian military officer in a dispute with two young mechanics. The images, which are dated July 14, show him opening fire on one of them at point-blank range, before being attacked with a knife. A statement by the public prosecutor said one of the mechanics "died of his wounds" while the officer was hospitalised and "will be prosecuted after he has recovered." The video is still circulating on Facebook and WhatsApp, and some users have touched on the ethnic background of the soldier, pointing out that he is from the same community as President Idriss Deby Itno, who seized power in 1990. "Chadians are suffering from the law of a minority," said one commentator on a Facebook page devoted to Chadian news. "There hasn't been any justice in Chad for the last 30 years," said another. On Friday, Deby used the festival of Eid al-Adha to attack what he called divisive use of WhatsApp and virtual private networks (VPN), both of which bypass public networks. "WhatsApp and VPN were not created to insult one another, sow national division or criticise ethnic groups," he said. A consumers' association on Monday called on telecoms operators to restore access to social networks, saying the restriction was a violation of freedom of expression. A telecoms official told AFP that the sector was hoping that restrictions would soon be lifted, given their impact on revenue. dwi-yas/js/ri/wdb
schema:headline	Chad brakes internet over 'hate speech' on social media
schema:mentions	Idriss Déby Chad Agence France-Presse Eid al-Adha Freedom of speech Hate speech WhatsApp President of the Philippines Social media Facebook Mahamat Zene Cherif Shanghaiing Virtual private network Point-blank range
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schema:datePublished	2020-08-04 (xsd:date)
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