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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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