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Moderate Globally Impact Locally: Internet Content Moderation in Uganda – A Taxing Situation
As technology evolves, society is becoming increasingly interconnected. Some view this as a threat. Godfrey Mutabazi, formerly the Director of the Uganda Communications Commission, said at a digital regulation training that they have to “enforce discipline” among internet users to ensure that undesirable content is filtered out. In practical terms, this has meant instructing telecommunications service providers to enforce two social media shutdowns during the presidential elections in 2016 and in September 2017, and barring live broadcasts of parliamentary proceedings on amending the