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Who paid for Gabon’s social media blackout? Businesses did

Global payments network remains central to international finance. Photo by Angelo Moleele @ Unsplash
Global payments network remains central to international finance. Photo by Angelo Moleele @ Unsplash
  • Entrepreneurs lose international partnerships during the eight-month suspension
  • New identification rules raise privacy concerns as businesses struggle to rebuild.

 

LIBREVILLE, GABON – Gabon’s social media platforms are operating again after eight months, but entrepreneurs say the customers, contracts and confidence lost during the suspension may not return.

The Central African country lifted restrictions on October 24, after blocking major platforms from February 17. The decision reopened online trading but left businesses confronting a new question: can they rebuild in a market where digital access disappeared for months?

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