Telecoms regulator won’t reveal reason for unprecedented block on news site
The telecoms regulator blocked Thursday a regional news website on unspecified grounds, but the paper says the ban was prompted by an article linking the first lady to corruption.
25 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
The telecoms regulator has blocked a regional news website on unspecified grounds, but the paper says the ban was prompted by an article linking the first lady to corruption.
AdduLive, an unregistered outlet based in southern Addu City, is the first news website to be blocked in recent history. The move comes amidst an unprecedented crackdown on press freedom and a push by the government to criminalise defamation.
The block has prompted fears of a proliferation of underground news sites.
The Communciations Authority of Maldives said the site, which started publishing in January 2013, was blocked last Thursday on the orders of the home ministry.
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