Presidential Spokesperson Heena Waleed has denied reports that state that the government of President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu is planning to block some social media platforms.
In a social media post, Heena said that It is disheartening to see the spread of misinformation on social media regarding the potential blocking of certain social media platforms.
She said that the claims suggesting so are entirely false and the government has made no decisions to block any Social Media Platforms, nor has it engaged in any discussions regarding the issue.
Heena further said President Muizzu remains steadfast in promoting and safeguarding the fundamental rights and freedoms granted to our beloved citizens by the Constitution of Maldives.
The denial from the government comes after the governments of India and Nepal banned the social media App TikTok in their respective countries recently.
Also, the US will ban the China-based social media App from 19th of this month.
