Uproar over proposed law to further regulate social media in Kenya
A new Bill that seeks to regulate social media use in Kenya through a range of licensing controls has been greeted with dismay by large sections of the Kenyan public. …
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Tanzanian journalist charged with false news over WhatsApp posts
On September 7, police in the central Iringa region arrested Atilio, a former reporter for Radio Maria Tanzania and Key FM Tanzania, over his posts in the Mufindi Media Group, …
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Museveni signs Uganda’s first data protection and privacy law
Image by JanBaby on Pixabay On Thursday 28 February, 2019 President Yoweri Museveni signed and assented to the Data Protection and Privacy Act. The new law, the first of its …
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Shutting down the internet doesn’t work — but governments keep doing it
George Ogola, University of Central Lancashire As the internet continues to gain considerable power and agency around the world, many governments have moved to regulate it. And where regulation fails, …
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UCC threatens to shut down Daily Monitor website
The Uganda Communications Commission has ordered the Daily Monitor to immediately suspend its website for failing to register it as per the new directive issued to all online publishers last …
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Human Rights Day spotlight: Freedom of opinion and expression
This article was first published by the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner. Why would a human rights organization go to court to support someone whose extreme …
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Global freedom of expression has declined significantly since 2014 – ARTICLE 19
This article was first published by ARTICLE 19. An annual metric, published by ARTICLE 19, shows that global freedom of expression has declined significantly over the last three years. The Expression …
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Speak out against abuse of press freedom, Ugandans told
Ugandans and the media fraternity have been urged to speak out whenever they notice abuses to freedom of the press. The call was made my US ambassador to Uganda Deborah …
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