Uganda’s changes on Computer Misuse law spark fears it will be used to silence dissidents

Uganda’s controversial Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill 2022, which rights groups say will likely be used to silence dissenting voices online, has come into force after the country’s president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni signed it into law yesterday.
The country’s legislators had passed amendments to the 2011 Computer Misuse Act early September limiting writing or sharing of content on online platforms, and restricting the distribution of children’s details without the consent of their parents or guardians.
The Bill was brought before the house to “deter the misuse of online and social media platfo

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