Prominent Tanzanian activist Mange Kimambi has accused the government of instigating the removal of her social media accounts that she has been using to mobilise Tanzanians against the government.
The former fashion model-turned-activist, who is based in the US, is an outspoken critic of President Samia Suluhu Hassan and had nearly three million followers on Instagram.
She has been accused of inciting the recent deadly election protests, sparking calls for her arrest.
A Meta spokesperson told the BBC that her Instagram accounts had been "removed for violating our recidivism policy". Tanzania government spokesman Gerson Msigwa told the BBC that she should "provide proof of her claims".
"We don't allow people to create new accounts that are similar to those we've previously removed for violating our Community Standards," said Meta, the parent parent company of Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp.
