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🇬🇦 GabonTechnology25 Oct 2026

Gabon restores social media and imposes identification

The Gabonese government restored access to social media after an eight-month suspension. Since October, formal identification has been mandatory for all Gabonese users, ending online anonymity, reports Le Monde.

Source: Le Monde

Timeline

1. Sunday, 25 October 2026

   • Gabon restores social media and imposes identification

     The Gabonese government restored access to social media after an eight-month suspension. Since October, formal identification has been mandatory for all Gabonese users, ending online anonymity, reports Le Monde.

     🇬🇦 Gabon · 00:39

2. Saturday, 24 October 2026

   • Gabon lifts social media block after nine months

     Gabon’s High Authority for Communication lifted the suspension of social media on 24 October 2026, after nearly nine months. The decision follows the adoption of three ordinances regulating platforms and reforming the digital communications framework, according to Gabonclic.

     🇬🇦 Gabon · 19:15

   • Gabon’s High Authority restores social media access

     Gabon’s High Authority of Communication decided to lift the suspension of social media, imposed on 17 February 2026. The measure ends an interruption that had lasted about eight months, according to a statement from the authority reported by Gabonactu.

     🇬🇦 Gabon · 18:16