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By Raymond Mpubani and Clare Muhindo The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has doubled down on the registration of news websites and online broadcasters, requiring all providers of such services to register by …
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By Benjamin Rukwengye In March 2018, the governments of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, as if acting in tandem, issued new rules requiring the licensing of social media and online content …
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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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By Peter G. Mwesige I find it frustrating but not shocking that Tuesday’s newspapers and many radio and television bulletins in Uganda did not carry the news that the Uganda …
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On September 30, Member of Parliament for Kyadondo East constituency Robert Kyagulanyi wrote on Facebook; “This morning I was supposed to be hosted by Capital FM for Capital Gang. I …
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Broadcast regulator Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) this week stopped media outlets from carrying live feed that is likely to create public insecurity. “The Commission has noted with concern that both …
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The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has suspended the broadcasting licence of faith-based television station, ABS TV, for its “offensive programmes”. A letter to the station’s management from the UCC Executive …
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The Government of Uganda should be open to constructive engagement about social media and its importance, human rights activists have said. Speaking at a debate on the recent government-enforced social …
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