Uganda
Uganda Imposes Nationwide Internet Shutdown Ahead of 2026 Election
Cut off from the digital world on the eve of the vote, Ugandans are improvising new ways to stay visible in a nation intent on going dark.
Bitchat Rises as Uganda Threatens Another Digital Blackout
In Uganda, Bluetooth signals are becoming the modern whisper; proof that speech always finds another path.
Mastercard’s Controversial Digital ID Rollout in Africa
Critics question the motives behind pushing controversial digital ID schemes in economically disadvantaged regions.
Uganda to jail people for sharing info about people without their consent
A threat to journalism.
Uganda’s new data tax is its new attempt to curb “online gossip”
Citizens were getting around the previous tax by using VPNs.
Ugandans urged to use VPNs to overcome government censorship of social media
Social platforms have been censored to suppress dissent and allegations of election rigging.
After its own censorship spree, Twitter complains it’s getting censored in Uganda
A shocking lack of self-awareness.
Environmentalists in Africa say they’re being censored on Twitter, think governments could be to blame
They say the timing is suspicious.
The WHO is monitoring online conversations and emotions, using “social listening” to change COVID narratives
Machine learning analysis is being used on people’s conversations.
Uganda’s uptake of Huawei’s “Safe Cities” surveillance initiative is getting a foothold
A Trojan horse from China.
Leaked documents show state-owned Chinese companies are shaping global UN facial recognition standards
Critics have warned that many of the technologies that threaten privacy and freedom of expression aren’t being challenged when standards are formed.