ALGERIA - SEE REASONS WHY FACEBOOK AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA WAS BLOCKED

Due to the leaks of baccalaureate papers and exam questions online ahead of retakes, in the upcoming Matriculation examination in Algeria, Ministry of Post and Information and Communication Technology has cut off facebook and other social media network in its country in order to eliminate cheating, but other parts of the internet were not affected..

 "cut of social networks has a direct relationship with the matriculation exams which begin Sunday", said one of the board of Ministry of Post and Communication Technology in the country.