Last week, Muslim-owned businesses shut down in Sri Lanka's capital to protest against deadly riots by Buddhists.
Muslims as well as a majority of moderate Buddhists have pressed for action against the Buddhist Force, or BBS, group which is seen as enjoying patronage of senior government figures.
In earlier reports on Friday, Buddhist activists accused of involvement in communal violence said that accounts of their group's members on social media site Facebook had been blocked.
"My account is blocked," Buddhist Force spokesman Dilantha Vithanage told Reuters by telephone. "I can't access my account. I last visited my account on June 25 and the accounts of others have also been blocked."
A Facebook spokesman in London declined to comment on any action taken by the company in Sri Lanka and referred Reuters to its terms of service.
Source:
Reuters And AFP
Muslims as well as a majority of moderate Buddhists have pressed for action against the Buddhist Force, or BBS, group which is seen as enjoying patronage of senior government figures.
In earlier reports on Friday, Buddhist activists accused of involvement in communal violence said that accounts of their group's members on social media site Facebook had been blocked.
"My account is blocked," Buddhist Force spokesman Dilantha Vithanage told Reuters by telephone. "I can't access my account. I last visited my account on June 25 and the accounts of others have also been blocked."
A Facebook spokesman in London declined to comment on any action taken by the company in Sri Lanka and referred Reuters to its terms of service.
Source:
Reuters And AFP
