Tag Archives: Social Media regulation

Former member of parliament Hon Mubarak Munyagwa has revealed ways the Ugandan government can regulate obscenity on social media platforms. Because most Ugandans use the local language while spreading obscene messages and videos, the app owners approve it unknowingly. Uganda is one of the African countries that misuse social media. Nude videos and photos of different people especially celebrities make ...

The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has proposed the arrival of strong policies to regulate these numerous social media platforms currently existing. According to Antonio Guterres, social media based on a business model which monetizes anger and hate are causing untold global suffering. With the evolution of social media, the world has become a global village. Communication has really ...

Baker Batte, a senior journalist has advised the president to let the citizens rant on social media. He said this because of the boiling computer misuse bill that has some restrictions on social media. However, Batte thinks this bill should not continue into becoming law. “This law (Computer Misuse Bill) was brought to curtail. They have lost the digital law. ...

The parliament of Uganda yesterday passed the long-awaited controversial Computer Misuse Amendment Bill 2022. It apparently prohibits hate speech and makes it criminal to degrade another person, tribe, ethnicity, religion or gender. Kampala Central MP, Muhammad Nsereko tabled the largely criticized amendment bill. However, he maintains that it is important for the regulation of social media. The bill makes it ...