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Nepal protests turn deadly as 19 killed after police open fire on demonstrators
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 08, 2025

The protests followed the Nepali government’s decision last week to block several social media platforms, including Facebook, YouTube, and X, citing t...

Australia bans YouTube, TikTok for under-16s, enforces strict age checks and heavy fines
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Jul 30, 2025

YouTube had previously been exempted from the restriction, following a promise made in November last year by then-Communications Minister Michelle Row...

CS William Kabogo defends media shutdown during June 25 protests, says ‘it was to shield children’
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 04, 2025

According to CS William Kabogo, while the protests started peacefully, they escalated in the afternoon, prompting the Communications Authority to inte...

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