Kenya Seeks to Censor Commentary on the Internet Ahead of Polls
Two government bodies are reviewing the results of a public consultation on draft guidelines that they proposed to prevent the spread of inflammatory content and hate speech on messaging and social media platforms. Social media users must seek government approval of potentially inflammatory political content 24 hours before posting items, according to the proposed guidelines.
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The Communications Authority of Kenya has announced plans to closely monitor social media activity and warned that it could pull the plug if national security comes under threat ... Read more »