- "Philippe Gomes, the former president of New Caledonia's government, told POLITICO the decision aimed to stop protesters from "organizing reunions and protests" through the app."

This is near-identical to the Arab Spring revolts and their leaders blocking Twitter, and with identical motives.

- "‘The people of Egypt have rights that are universal,’ Obama said. ‘That includes the right to peaceful assembly and association, the right to free speech and the ability to determine their own destiny. These are human rights and the United States will stand up for them everywhere."

- "‘I also call upon the Egyptian government to reverse the actions that they’ve taken to interfere with access to the Internet, with cellphone service and to social networks that do so much to connect people in the 21st century.’"

https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/technology-blog/story... (2011)

(It's not as if "but violence" is some fundamental distinction here: Obama's same speech expressly addresses the problem of violence in the Egypt protests, and that article adds context that there were several deaths in the days preceding his remarks).