Facebook’s Kenya Showdown: Content Moderators Win Round One
In a David versus Goliath battle, Facebook’s parent company Meta just got a reality check from a Kenyan court. The tech giant can be sued […]
Nigerian Woman Faces Jail for Posting Tomato Puree Review on Facebook
Chioma Okoli, a Nigerian woman, is facing legal consequences after posting a review of Nagiko tomato puree on her Facebook page on September 16, 2023. […]
Cape Verde wants to host Web Summit event
The Prime minister of Cape Verde is in Brazil and, after a meeting with Paddy Cosgrave (co-founder of Web Summit), admits the possibility of a […]
Ousmane Sonko arrested for “disturbing public order”
While the opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was on his way to the investigating judge’s summons, the deputy was arrested and taken to the research section […]
Uganda: Authorities block access to social networks two days before general elections
This decision comes at the very end of a tense campaign for the presidential and legislative elections. The elections are scheduled to take place this […]
Election in Uganda: Dozens of officials Facebook and Instagram accounts closed for influencing the public debate
Facebook talks about a network of coordinated accounts aimed at influencing the public debate ahead of the general elections on Thursday 14 January. According to […]
Three networks of fake accounts involved in interference activities in Africa dismantled by Facebook
Facebook announced Tuesday that it had dismantled three networks of fake accounts involved in interference activities in Africa. These are two Russian networks and a […]
The most giant submarine cable to improve Africa’s internet connection
A cable of 37,000 km around the African continent. It is a gigantic project announced this week by a consortium of 8 companies: the construction […]
Uganda: MPs vote to maintain unpopular social media tax
Lawmakers in Uganda have voted to maintain a controversial tax law expected to be implemented later this year. The ruling National Resistance Movement, NRM, dominating […]
Ugandan parliament approves Mobile Money & social media tax bill
Uganda’s parliament on Wednesday approved a law that imposes new taxes on social media services and mobile money transactions. Human rights activists and critics of […]