Re:Uganda bans social media ahead of election
by vkou on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @04:46PM
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Nonsense. This ban was not a result of the backlash Trump is suffering. The government of Uganda didn't take some principled stand, here.
I can confidently say that it would have happened anyways, because banning Twitter and Facebook has already been used, multiple times, by various governments in an attempt to illegitimately retain power.
The only Pandora's box that has been opened is one of domestic American politics... And that lid was popped open ~5 years ago. You can't easily put that genie back in the bottle, now.
I can confidently say that it would have happened anyways, because banning Twitter and Facebook has already been used, multiple times, by various governments in an attempt to illegitimately retain power.
The only Pandora's box that has been opened is one of domestic American politics... And that lid was popped open ~5 years ago. You can't easily put that genie back in the bottle, now.