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Re:Uganda bans social media ahead of presidential election by slim on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @12:55PM (#25750572)
It is related to US elections. because dictators in Africa can point to USA when they get criticized. Why should Facebook have the power to police speech during elections in Uganda and not the state of Uganda ?
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Re:Uganda bans social media ahead of presidential election by Apocryphon on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @01:12PM (#25750886)
They don't have to point to the U.S., they've been doing this for a while now:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25711941

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Re:Uganda bans social media ahead of presidential election by travisoneill1 on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @01:01PM (#25750680)
Why should the state have power to police speech during elections? (FB shouldn't either)
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Re:Uganda bans social media ahead of presidential election by slim on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @04:56PM (#25754457)
to ensure election is fair. one candidate could be a media mogul, other candidates won't have a chance against him. it's the same reason why tv debates are timed and have to be balanced
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Re:Uganda bans social media ahead of presidential election by ejanus on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @01:18PM (#25751007)
Don't use such words here dictators_ and why Africa?
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