Mauritius reverses decision to block access to social media

Mauritius on Saturday reversed its decision to block access to social media ahead of the country’s general election due to take place on 10 November.

It had argued that a wiretapping scandal last month in which conversations, including of politicians, were leaked on social media was a threat to national security and integrity.

Among the most shocking was that of a police commissioner apparently asking a forensic pathologist to alter…