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The first son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba has said no one will ban him from anything because he is an adult. He said after watching the interview where his father was asked to ban him from Twitter, he was taken aback. “I hear some journalist from Kenya asked my father to ban me from Twitter? Is that some kind of joke?? I ...

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has received more bad news from Twitter after they permanently suspended Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s account. Twitter suspended the account over a pattern of behavior that violated the company rules. Apparently, the action appeared to be the most sweeping punishment any major social media company has ever taken against a Ugandan top official. That is if ...

Ethiopia has filed a complaint with Twitter for shutting down their accounts. The accounts suspended apparently are critical of Tigrayan rebels. The Ethiopian government has been fighting this group of rebels for a long time. Both sides have been using social media to shape the narrative of the conflict. This conflict between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government and the Tigray ...

Twitter, on Friday permanently banned President Donald Trump from accessing it’s site. It cited the possibility of Trump inciting more violence among his supporters. This is a punishment to Trump for his role in inciting violence at the US Capitol this week, robbing him of the megaphone he used to communicate with over 88 million people. This bold move amounted ...