And according to activists on the ground, the government retaliated by 'hijacking' the email accounts of activists, including lawyers and journalists, and accessing their blogs and social networking sites, such as on Facebook, and deactivating them. 
Na kwa mujibu wa wanaharakati waliopo nchini humo, serikali ilijibu mashambulizi kwa ‘kuziteka’ anuani za barua pepe za wanaharakati, ikiwa ni pamoja na zile za wanasheria na za waandishi, na kuweza kuzitumia blogu zao na mitandao ya kijamii, kama vile Facebook,na kuzizuia zisiweze kufanya kazi.