Uganda Rumored To Want Facebook Blocked
Rumor has it that Uganda's government wants to block access to Facebook and Twitter, but local Internet service providers haven't given in to a possible demand of that kind.
Rumor has it that Uganda’s government wants to block access to Facebook and Twitter, but local Internet service providers appear to be resisting any such request.
This rumor is circulating on other social networks based in Uganda — and, yes, it’s news to us that the African nation has any local alternatives to Facebook and Twitter.
MTN Uganda, the leading Internet service provider in the country, has Tweeted that the company will not block access to Facebook and Twitter; but the wording of these posts implies that the ISP may have rebuffed a censorship request by the government.
Uganda has recently erupted in protests, and any desire to block Facebook access mirrors how governments in nations further north have reacted to national uprisings planned through social media.
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