Algeria was worried about cheating students, so it blocked Facebook and Twitter

Algeria has become the latest country in the Middle East to block Facebook and Twitter in a bid to stop students from cheating on exams. According to Algerian officials, prior to the student's baccalaureate exams, test questions were leaked to social media, prompting officials to ban the social networks to prevent further cheating. More than 550,000 […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/06/20/algeria-was-worried-about-cheating-students-so-it-blocked-facebook-and-twitter/