Uganda Elections Government Shuts Down Social Media Cnn Ahead of uganda’s heated election on thursday, the government’s ordered internet service providers to block all social media platforms and messaging apps until further notice, according to a letter from the telecommunications regulator seen by afp said. The platforms were being used for campaigning by candidates such as pop star turned politician bobi wine, who has emerged the main challenger to 76 year old.
Uganda Elections A Lesson For Other Authoritarians That Controlling Reporters without borders (rsf) condemns the blocking of social media platforms and messaging apps in uganda since yesterday, two days before the presidential election. it constitutes a serious obstacle to the freedom to inform and caps the intense crackdown on media and journalists that has marked the entire electoral process, rsf says. Uganda authorities restored access to the internet on wednesday, a month after blocking it ahead of the january 14 elections. president yoweri museveni accused the platforms of being biased. the country’s government has partially restored access to social media, a month after it was blocked. The list of banned social media sites include facebook, twitter, whatsapp, signal and viber. some of these were already offline on tuesday. on monday, a list of over 100 virtual private networks was distributed to internet service providers by the ucc with orders to block them, according to the insider. Uganda ordered internet service providers to block all social media platforms and messaging apps on tuesday until further notice, a letter from the country's communications regulator seen by.
Uganda Blocks Facebook Ahead Of Contentious Election The New York Times The list of banned social media sites include facebook, twitter, whatsapp, signal and viber. some of these were already offline on tuesday. on monday, a list of over 100 virtual private networks was distributed to internet service providers by the ucc with orders to block them, according to the insider. Uganda ordered internet service providers to block all social media platforms and messaging apps on tuesday until further notice, a letter from the country's communications regulator seen by. Uganda's president yoweri museveni has accused social media giant facebook of arrogance and bias as he confirmed ordering the shut down of social media and messaging apps ahead of thursday's election. A document from the uganda communications commission to the isp states, 'the ugandan communications commission will access all social media platforms and online messaging apps directly or.
Uganda Bans Media Coverage Of Election Result Protests Bbc News Uganda's president yoweri museveni has accused social media giant facebook of arrogance and bias as he confirmed ordering the shut down of social media and messaging apps ahead of thursday's election. A document from the uganda communications commission to the isp states, 'the ugandan communications commission will access all social media platforms and online messaging apps directly or.
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