"Shut down and get off the internet" is what the leaders in these countries want people to do.
The question isn't for individuals, it's for distribution. If you're in these countries essentially the only way to reach the people these days is through Facebook. Any other option and you're handing out a poorly xeroxed zine on the side of the street. The president of the country used to explicitly run the censorship of media in Yugoslavia. Nothing gets published without a tacit sign off even now.
Facebook promised to democratize interactions, got every journalist in the world to go along with it, and then pulled the carpet.
The question isn't for individuals, it's for distribution. If you're in these countries essentially the only way to reach the people these days is through Facebook. Any other option and you're handing out a poorly xeroxed zine on the side of the street. The president of the country used to explicitly run the censorship of media in Yugoslavia. Nothing gets published without a tacit sign off even now.
Facebook promised to democratize interactions, got every journalist in the world to go along with it, and then pulled the carpet.