Ramaphosa considers social media restrictions amid media freedom debate [SOUND]

# President Cyril Ramaphosa has raised questions about possible social media restrictions during discussions around media freedom. Speaking at a Black Wednesday commemoration in Johannesburg, Ramaphosa stressed the importance of an independent media in holding government accountable. Black Wednesday commemorates the apartheid government’s crackdown on anti-apartheid publications in 1977. Ramaphosa highlighted concerns about misinformation, and online abuse targeting journalists: