By Lamin Njie
Social media network Facebook saw less political content in The Gambia Monday as Muslims in the country joined the rest of the Muslim Ummah to observe the start of this year’s Ramadan.
Checks by The Fatu Network on Monday revealed social media networks like Facebook and WhatsApp were instead recording a hike in religious content.
Thousands of Gambians have also taken to the two platforms to greet each other on what is the holiest month of the Islamic year.
Momodou Sabally is a social media user and he told The Fatu Network it is best that Gambians abstained from politics during Ramadan.
“For the politics, maybe after two, three days you will hear statements. But if we can take a break that will be better because too much of everything is bad,” Sabally said.
Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter are popular platforms in The Gambia .
