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(PHOTO: Anderson Guerra/Pexels) Facebook has always dominated as the most used social media platform in Uganda. However, this all comes to fall as its spot is now taken by micro-blogging website, Twitter which has a market share of 57.09% compared to Facebook’s 9.02% sitting in the fourth place after Pinterest (19.13%) and YouTube (10.3%), as of June 2021 according to statistics by Stat Counter. According to Stat Counter’s chart, Twitter surpassed Facebook to be the most used social media platform in Uganda in mid-January 2021. Source: Stat Counter Global Stats – Social Media Market Share. Facebook’s fall attributes to Ugandan’s online using Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to access the platform. This is a result of the Ugandan government indefinitely suspending/blocking the use of the platform after claiming that the social media giants refused to restore the Government of Uganda and NRM Online accounts during the general elections. ....
On January 8, 2020, Facebook removed 32 pages, 220 user accounts, 59 groups, and 139 Instagram profiles working to promote Ugandan president and National Resistance Movement (NRM) leader Yoweri Museveni. The accounts of at least six government employees and two PR firms were involved in the network taken down by Facebook for using fake and duplicate accounts and misleading pages to target public debate ahead of the 14 January presidential election. According to a Facebook statement, they removed the assets “for violating our policy against government interference, which is coordinated inauthentic behaviour on behalf of a government entity. This network originated in Uganda and targeted domestic audiences.” ....
Facebook removes hundreds of fake accounts tied to Uganda, Palestine The social network says a group of fake accounts had links to a government agency in Uganda. Facebook continues to crack down on fake accounts throughout the world. James Martin/CNET Facebook pulled down hundreds of fake accounts tied to Uganda and Palestine in January that misled users about their identity and purpose, the social network said Tuesday. The account takedowns are part of Facebook s ongoing effort to combat misuse of its platform. The social network removed 220 accounts, 32 Pages, 59 groups and 139 Instagram accounts targeting users in Uganda early last month for violating its policy against government interference. Facebook said it had to move quickly because of the Jan. 14 general elections held in the east African country. President Yoweri Museveni was re-elected for a sixth five-year term amid allegations of voter fraud. ....
Facebook takes down fake accounts in Uganda and Palestine Engadget 2/10/2021 Karissa Bell Facebook has removed another batch of fake accounts it says were trying to manipulate its platform and influence elections. The company published its latest report on “coordinated inauthentic behavior,” which identified two networks in Uganda and Palestine. Popular Searches The Uganda network used fake accounts to “manage Pages, impersonate at least one public figure in Uganda, comment on other people’s content, and post in multiple Groups at once to make their content appear more popular than it was.” According to Facebook, the network consisted of 220 Facebook accounts, 32 pages, 59 groups and 139 Instagram accounts, which had amassed 512,000 followers and spent $5,000 in Facebook ads. ....
We Shut Down Facebook and Twitter to Ensure Equity Sam Kutesa Facebook and Twitter were shut down for not restoring the Government of Uganda and NRM Online accounts. 1 minute read Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs Sam Kutesa briefing Heads of Diplomatic Missions and International organisations on the recently concluded general elections at the Ministry HQ on Tuesday 20th, January 2021. (Courtesy Photo) The Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs Sam Kutesa while briefing Heads of Diplomatic Missions and International organisations on the recently concluded general elections at the Ministry HQ on Tuesday afternoon, he said Facebook and Twitter were closed because of refusal to restore Government of Uganda and NRM Online accounts. ....