Uganda's communications regulator told people to chill with spreading sketchy content online or face potential platform shutdowns like the Facebook ban that hit the country back in 2021. Abdu Salaam Waiswa from UCC dropped this warning while election prep meetings happened with human rights groups and police ahead of voting season, and he said citizens need to fact-check their posts, whether they're blasting stuff on traditional TV or getting weird on TikTok.
The Facebook suspension came after the platform got used to pump out violent messaging and divisive garbage before elections, and Waiswa mentioned that using VPNs doesn't magically shield users from getting tracked by government tech. Uganda runs over 300 radio stations, almost 90 TV channels, and millions of social media accounts with around 10 million TikTok users alone, which means regulators want everyone playing nice before votes get cast.
The Facebook suspension came after the platform got used to pump out violent messaging and divisive garbage before elections, and Waiswa mentioned that using VPNs doesn't magically shield users from getting tracked by government tech. Uganda runs over 300 radio stations, almost 90 TV channels, and millions of social media accounts with around 10 million TikTok users alone, which means regulators want everyone playing nice before votes get cast.
