Did Sri Lanka’s Facebook ban help quell anti-Muslim violence?Did Sri Lanka’s Facebook ban help quell anti-Muslim violence? Sri Lanka urged to lift social media ban as critics slam government and Facebook for past failure to act on hate speech. Facebook was blocked after the government decided to shut down social messaging networks [Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters] Colombo, Sri Lanka – Rioters were already on the streets when authorities in Sri Lanka blocked acce
