据监管机构周六发布的一份声明，加蓬当局解除了对该中非国家社交媒体网络的禁令，禁令已持续八个月。
Gabonese authorities lifted the ban on social media networks in the central African country after eight months, according to a Saturday statement by the regulator.
高等传播管理局（HAC）于2月对包括WhatsApp、Facebook、TikTok、YouTube和Instagram在内的主要社交媒体平台实施了禁令，理由是网络滥用，此举引发了广泛谴责。
The High Authority for Communication (HAC) imposed the ban on major social media platforms, including WhatsApp, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube and Instagram in February, citing online abuse, a move that sparked widespread condemnation.
该监管机构指责网上发布的内容破坏国家安全和社会凝聚力。它指控互联网用户通过社交媒体平台传播诽谤、仇恨、虚假和侮辱性内容。
The regulator blamed content posted online of undermining national security and social cohesion. It accused internet users of disseminating defamatory, hateful, false and insulting content via social media platforms.
“高等传播管理局决定解除对社交媒体平台的暂停，”发言人让-克洛德·门多梅在声明中说。他补充道，暂停旨在“让政府调整其法律框架，以更好地监管社交媒体”。
“The HAC has decided to lift the suspension of social media platforms,” spokesman Jean Claude Mendome said in the statement. The suspension aimed to “allow the government to adapt its legal framework to better regulate social media,” he added.
这项禁令是在针对高生活成本的反政府抗议中宣布的，遭到活动人士批评，他们将其描述为对互联网自由的攻击。
The ban, which was announced amid anti-government protests over the high cost of living, came under criticism from activists who described it as an attack on internet freedom.
据称，为了绕过限制，成千上万的公民转而使用虚拟专用网络（VPN）。
To get around the restriction, thousands of citizens are said to have turned to virtual private networks, or VPNs.
门多梅表示，解除禁令是在与主要国际科技公司就改进平台审核机制进行直接讨论之后作出的。
Mendome said lifting the ban followed direct discussions with major international technology companies on mechanisms to improve moderation on the platforms.
高等传播管理局敦促用户在网上交流和行为方面“更加负责任和成熟，以促进一个更健康、更具建设性、更尊重他人权利的数字环境”。2月通过的一项新规定要求社交媒体用户提供经核实的姓名、地址和身份证号码。
HAC urged users to be “more responsible and mature in their online exchanges and behaviors, in order to contribute to a healthier, more constructive digital environment that is more respectful of the rights of others.”A new regulation passed in February requires social media users to provide verified names, addresses and ID numbers.
这个中非国家加蓬由布里斯·奥利吉·恩圭马将军统治，他在2023年发动政变夺取政权，结束了邦戈家族55年的统治。他在去年4月赢得总统大选，但在当选不到一年后面临一波社会动荡。
The Central African country of Gabon is ruled by Gen. Brice Oligui Nguema, who seized power in a 2023 coup that ended 55 years of rule by the Bongo family. He won a presidential election last April, but faced a wave of social unrest less than a year after his election.