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Re:Uganda bans social media ahead of election by meekmockmook on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @04:21PM (#25753885)
Well, yeah, it's a dictatorship run by warlords.

It turns out that once you shut down the leader of the world's largest empire, every tinpot thug who fears losing their ability to control their citizens will shut down access to your platform. Whoda thunk? It has nothing to do with right and wrong and everything to do with realpolitik.

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Re:Uganda bans social media ahead of election by solidasparagus on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @04:24PM (#25753940)
It has nothing to do with Trump at all. They shut all these sites down in 2016 too - https://amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/463407/
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Re:Uganda bans social media ahead of election by shredprez on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @04:44PM (#25754266)
"It has nothing to do with Trump at all" might be a strong assertion, but this history is absolutely relevant. Thanks for sharing.
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Re:Uganda bans social media ahead of election by solidasparagus on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @04:48PM (#25754329)
I don't think it's a particularly strong assertion. Museveni's pattern around elections and dissent has been EXTREMELY consistent since I first started living there 20 years ago.
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Re:Uganda bans social media ahead of election by Apocryphon on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @05:06PM (#25754583)
You're actually in Uganda?
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Re:Uganda bans social media ahead of election by shredprez on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @06:13PM (#25755358)
Point taken!
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