Prime Minister Edi Rama has publicly pushed back against allegations that the government or structures linked to it influenced the closure of 200 social media accounts that, according to claims raised online, were connected to the protest. In his reaction on X, Rama categorically denied this version and sought to present the issue as political propaganda.
Rama’s reaction on X
In his post, Rama described the insinuations as a “shameless insinuation” and used strong language against his opponents, calling them “agitators” who, according to him, present themselves as democrats while spreading propaganda.
He wrote that he is accustomed to the “games of blame and shame” in political life, but considered this case another attempt to revive a protest that, according to him, has lost momentum.
Denial of government involvement
The central point of the reaction was the direct denial of any involvement. According to the version given by Rama, the government has no connection to the deactivation or restriction of accounts on social media.
He also added that the institutions do not have the technical capacity to carry out such an operation, using this as an argument to reject the allegations.
Accusations of propaganda and shifting the debate
Instead of clarifying whether there is any institutional information about what happened to these accounts, the prime minister’s reaction focused mainly on a political attack against those who raised the suspicions.
This still leaves the main public question unanswered: who closed or restricted these accounts and on what basis such an action took place, if the claim of 200 affected profiles proves to be accurate.
The issue remains without independent verification
So far, no public independent verification has been presented to clarify whether this was a case of mass closures, algorithmic restriction, coordinated reporting, or measures taken by the platforms themselves.
Beyond the political language and counter-accusations, the issue directly touches on the debate over freedom of expression online, platform transparency, and the use of official narratives in moments of political tension.
Rama closed his reaction with insulting language toward those spreading these claims, describing them as a “gang of failures” circulating “nonsensical things.”
For the moment, the public has only the prime minister’s political denial and not a full, verifiable, and institutional clarification of what is claimed to have happened to the accounts linked to the protest.