NEW : Trains are now running normally , BART says . `` All over the world people are using mobile devices to organize protests against repressive regimes , and we rightly criticize governments that respond by shutting down cell service , calling their actions anti-democratic and a violation of the rights to free expression and assembly , '' Rebecca Farmer from the ACLU 's northern California office wrote on the advocacy group 's website . A BART spokesman says the system was ` ` warned '' to act to protect passengers ' safety . Citing ` ` important fact , '' a spokesman says the system is probing cutting cell service . The Bay Area Rapid Transit system 's action last week drew criticism , including an online attack .
NEW : Trains are now running normally , BART says . A BART spokesman says the system was ` ` warned '' to act to protect passengers ' safety . Citing ` ` important fact , '' a spokesman says the system is probing cutting cell service . The Bay Area Rapid Transit system 's action last week drew criticism , including an online attack .