Prime Minister Edi Rama has rejected claims that the government intervened to deactivate or restrict the social media accounts of people linked to the ongoing protest.
In a post on X, Rama said the government has no role in decisions made by social media platforms. He also stressed that state institutions do not have the technical capacity to carry out such operations.
Rama said he has faced what he called “blame games and shaming” from political opponents throughout his political career. However, he criticized what he described as a low form of propaganda when such accusations come from people who present themselves as European democrats.
In his full statement, Rama questioned the motives behind the allegations. He suggested that the claims could come from what he called “malicious sources” seeking to revive a protest movement that has already lost momentum.
“Let me be clear: we have absolutely nothing to do with disabling or restricting any social media account, nor do we have the technical capacity to carry out an operation of this kind,” Rama said.
He also criticized those spreading what he described as false claims about sophisticated censorship of social media profiles.
Rama argued that Albania is not capable of carrying out such an operation and added that most countries around the world would not have the technical capacity to do so either.
He further rejected what he called the portrayal of his government as a “dictatorial regime”, pointing to the fact that his government has not banned protests and has continued to face strong criticism from its opponents.
The Prime Minister concluded by accusing his critics of spreading misinformation and political propaganda over the alleged restrictions on social media accounts.
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