Nigeria, May 21 -- Authorities in Tanzania have cut off access to the social media platform X after hackers took over the official account of the country's police and used it to spread false news about President Samia Suluhu Hassan.

The trouble began when the compromised police account on X posted a message claiming that the president had died.

The post quickly gained attention online and caused confusion among users, prompting a strong reaction from the government.

In response, access to X was blocked across major internet providers in the country, according to online activity monitoring service Netblocks.

Tanzania's police force later issued a public statement to distance itself from the false announcement.

The statement made it cl...