​Conflict in the East of the DRC: X et TikTok suspended in several Congolese cities 

  Since this weekend, the inhabitants of several Congolese cities can no longer connect to their favorite social networks. Although their shutdown has not yet been officially confirmed, observers agree that such a measure aims to stop the spread of false news about the situation in the east of the country. The decision could however prove counterproductive for Kinshasa, as the conflict also takes the form of an information war. “It was quite surprising to realize that I could no longer access and that when I activated my VPN, everything immediately started working again”…, says the editor-in-chief of the Congolese fact-checking site Balobaki. ” TikTok me manque beaucoup! ” It’s not that. It is therefore essential that the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers should be consulted on this matter. Of course, there were both true and false information about the DRC, but no longer having access in the current context, this leads people to ask a lot of questions”. It prevents Internet users from downloading VPNs.