How does one get comfortable that a government is disciplined enough to distinguish between real national security threats from purely selfish political interests in its decision to censor the internet?
Billboards, posters, and other creatives, this is the look of major cities in Tanzania. It’s election time. Unlike the 2015 election, however, this time we see the prominence of the ruling Chama cha Mapinduzi’s (CCCM) adverts; it’s all green and yellow in every corner of Tanzania.
While the 2020 general election campaign is underway, there is a notable intensification of news stories that are fabricated with no verifiable facts, sources, or quotes that may make them even slightly trustworthy.
“More than once we have heard government officials complaining that social media are being used to spread ‘fake news.'”
Tanzania inatajwa kutokuwa vizuri kwenye eneo la haki na usalama wa kimtandao. Serikali na makampuni ya simu ni wadau wawili wakuu wanaotupiwa lawama kwa hali ambayo Tanzania inajikuta kwa sasa kwenye eneo hilo.
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