Uganda Communications Commission shutdown order

Wed Jan 13 22:24:50 UTC 2021

> On Jan 13, 2021, at 3:39 PM, Alejandro Acosta <alejandroacostaalamo at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 13/1/21 4:05 PM, Sean Donelan wrote:
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>> The Uganda Communications Commission has issued a shutdown order for the operation of all Internet gateways in Uganda beginning January 13, 2021 until further notice.
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>> I can't access the official Uganda Communications Commission website, but this appears to be a copy of the order
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>> https://twitter.com/DougColtart/status/1349442878481846272/photo/1
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> So sad to read this. How is it possible to think this is good to anybody?.., ok, maybe to the very high politicians of the country, but no one else. Not less than 44 million people negative affected.
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> That's it.
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> Alejandro,

It is mildly interesting to see what Twitter itself has to say about it:

https://twitter.com/Policy/status/1349059275461685250

"Ahead of the Ugandan election, we're hearing reports that Internet service providers are being ordered to block social media and messaging apps.

We strongly condemn internet shutdowns – they are hugely harmful, violate basic human rights and the principles of the #OpenInternet.”

Oh, the jokes just write themselves…

-Andy