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by petre 1991 days ago
It works like that in troubled countries and areas where civil wars are frequent events. In a democracy youth goes out and protests without being shot live rounds at.

I was not equating blocking the app stores with addressing youth unemployment.

Silencing the opposition didn't quite work for Idi Amin, because the opposition became part if the military which topped him and tge next president.