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NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Uganda’s ban on social media days before presidential elections shows a rattled president flexing power over the Internet at the expense of free speech and citizen rights, digital campaigners said on Wednesday.
Tuesday’s ban by President Yoweri Museveni - who said he only acted because Facebook had removed accounts that backed his National Resistance Movement (NRM) party - came two days before elections that opponents hope will end his 35 years in power.
Campaigners said the mass switchoff - from Skype to Snapchat - robbed people of a voice in a blatant bid to cement the East African leader’s precarious hold on power.
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December 16, 2020 Written by URN
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has written to American multi-international technology giant, Google LLC to block up to 14 Ugandan Youtube channels, accused of broadcasting messages that are likely to compromise the national security of Uganda.
UCC cites Ghetto TV, KKTV, Bobi Wine 2021, JB Muwonge 2, Namungo Media, Ekyooto TV, Map Mediya TV, Uganda Empya, Busesa Media Updates, Uganda News Updates, Uganda Yaffe, Trending Channel UG, Lumbuye Fred and TMO online as the YouTube channels that are broadcasting messages that are inciting violence ahead of the 2021 general elections. The cited YouTube channels usually broadcast live National Unity Platform presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi s aka Bobi Wine cam