Saudi Arabia Says Facebook Ban Was An "Error"

A few days ago we reported that Saudi Arabia had blocked and unblocked access to Facebook for a few hours. They are now claiming it was a mistake.

A few days ago we reported that Saudi Arabia had blocked and unblocked access to Facebook for a few hours. They are now claiming it was a mistake.

Sultan Malik, a spokesman from Saudi’s communications agency, has said: “The Facebook blockage was an accidental error which affected some parts of the Kingdom and it resumed its normal operation soon after it was fixed. There are no changes to Facebook in the Kingdom; the site will operate as usual.”

The reports were confusing from the beginning.

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