A social media user has successfully appealed to the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka to be unblocked by the official Sri Lanka Police Facebook page.
In a Facebook post sharing a letter, Rukshan Priyanath said he was blocked after posting comments critical of the police online. He said he filed a complaint with the HRC, arguing that a state institution should not block him and raising concerns over freedom of expression.
According to Priyanath, officials from the Police Media Division told the HRC the block was not intentional and may have been applied automatically. He said Meta Platforms however had not notified him of such action.
Priyanath said he has since been unblocked. He added that criticism of state institutions should not be equated with opposition to them and called for greater accountability in how public bodies operate online. (Newswire)
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