Regulation New ‘web censorship’ rules for South Africa Sep 21, 2022 The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies has gazetted the Film and Publications Regulations, 2022,… Read More...
Regulation West Africa: If Blackouts Do not Work, What May? Tackling Pretend Information in West Africa Jul 20, 2022 Disinformation is on the rise, and social media companies, governments, and fact-checking groups are all struggling to… Read More...
Regulation Digital repression within the Center East and North Africa – European Council on International… Jun 29, 2022 Summary Governments across the world have powerful digital tools to control and repress their populations, ranging… Read More...
Regulation Deluge of Digital Repression Threatens African Safety – Africa Heart for Strategic Research Jan 4, 2022 African governments are using the pretext of security to restrict digital communications and citizens’ rights. In the… Read More...
Facebook 2Africa Pearls connects Africa, Europe, and Asia Sep 28, 2021 Facebook is investing in undersea cables as part of our ongoing effort to build the infrastructure that will carry… Read More...
Tiktok Senegal-born Khaby Lame is as well-known on TikTok as Charli D’Amelio — Quartz Africa Aug 17, 2021 The newest TikTok star to hit 100 million followers is not a musician, actor, or athlete. It is a 21 year old former… Read More...
Regulation Uganda’s election is a key second for Africa’s web fragmentation — Quartz Africa Feb 10, 2021 On January 11, Facebook and Twitter announced that they had closed a network in Uganda, which is affiliated with the… Read More...