Pacific nation accidentally does good thing in web crackdown

Suppresses dissent, stifles criticism of detention camp - but takes down Facebook too

The Pacific nation of Nauru has been accused of censoring internet access to stifle opposition to the ruling government and possibly to suppress communications at an Australian detention facility for asylum seekers on the island. However it appears that the Nauruan net crackdown has also freed its people from the menace of Facebook."