Authorities for Tanzania don block people from using the social media platform X after some hackers hijack the official police account and use am spread fake news say President Samia Suluhu Hassan don die. The fake message go viral quick and cause plenty confusion online.
Because of the wahala, the Tanzanian government come cut off access to X from major internet providers, according to wetin one online monitoring group wey dem dey call NetBlocks talk. Dem do this one to stop the fake news from spreading more and to calm people down as dem dey try fix the security wahala.
Tanzania police come release one statement talk say na lie the news be, say the message no come from their official side. Dem beg citizens make dem no believe or share the fake story, and dem promise say dem dey work hard to catch the people wey do the hacking.
This whole gbege don raise new fear for Tanzania about how people dey use social media to spread fake news. The government say the decision to block X na to help control the matter and bring peace while dem investigate.
Dem don confirm say President Samia Suluhu Hassan dey alive and well. Government officials also talk say dem don dey take steps to bring things back to normal after the katakata.
