<em>The Atlantic </em>Daily: Information Blackout After the Sri Lanka Terrorist Attacks

What We’re Following

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Bombings at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka killed nearly The attacks were a grisly reminder that the religious tensions that fueled the country’s civil war are still lingering—and a sign that After the attack, the Sri Lankan government took an unusual step: That move was intended to tamp down any retaliatory killings, but Graeme Wood argues that information blackouts nearly always turn into authoritarian tools,