Nepal social media ban Stories
On Friday, former Supreme Court Chief Justice Sushila Karki took the oath as the interim prime minister, becoming the first woman to head the South As...
At the core of the bill is a 'digital curfew' that would block access to apps like TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat between 10:00 pm and 8:00 am for us...
The country has been rocked by its most turbulent week in years, with 34 people killed and more than 1,300 injured in clashes as police tried to stop...
The unrest, the worst in decades, erupted after Oli's government imposed a sweeping ban on 26 social media platforms.
The protests followed the Nepali government’s decision last week to block several social media platforms, including Facebook, YouTube, and X, citing t...
98 per cent of respondents in 2025 said they actively use social media, marking a shift from platform-specific engagement in 2023 to widespread adopti...
If left unchecked, online wildlife sales risk accelerating species declines, increasing the spread of zoonotic disease, and ultimately harming communi...
The CJ explained that online critics have used social media to spread false accusations, misleading narratives, and defamatory claims aimed at undermi...
Mwendwa had posted a series of derogatory statements about Shee’s parentage and background, prompting a two-year legal battle.
This will allow users to amplify posts from others without cluttering their main feed and gives followers a clearer view of original content versus re...
Kenya ranks among the countries with the highest reported screen time, with 20 per cent of respondents saying they spend between six and nine hours on...
YouTube had previously been exempted from the restriction, following a promise made in November last year by then-Communications Minister Michelle Row...
The study's authors have recommended delaying smartphone and social media access for children under 13, enhancing digital literacy education and holdi...
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations said Maiyo was inciting violence against police officers through videos posted on his TikTok account.
CAK boss David Kem noted that digital platforms have increasingly become hotspots for sophisticated anti-competitive practices, with businesses using...
Deepfakes, cheap fakes, and fake news are increasingly being used as easily and cheaply produced tools of deception, leaving vulnerable citizens shock...
The decision is part of a broader push to streamline the visual experience for users, with Musk stating that the goal is to make adverts feel more org...
Over the weekend, police in Arusha detained Jackson Kabalo, 32, and Joseph Mrindoko, 37, accusing the two content creators of "improper use of social...
However, an open-source investigation of Ojwang’s social media activity did not find any posts linking his X account to the defamatory hashtag. On the...
A range of innovative and accessible solutions exists to expand storage or manage media more efficiently.
From modest corner shops to multi-million-shilling wholesalers, businesses here are increasingly turning to social media to attract a broader and more...
Many others dismissed it as tone-deaf and hypocritical, accusing the government of deflecting attention from its own failures.
The government said the deliberate move aims to protect public morals and uphold national laws governing online content.
Sifuna urged the government to take firm action, including banning the leadership of Tanzania’s ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), from visiting...
The study noted that “even those who had appropriate linguistic and cultural knowledge did not identify harmful content on social media if they did no...
Kenyans, particularly on social media, reacted not with silence but with satire: memes, parodies, and comedic impersonations of Tanzanian President Sa...
National Assembly Majority Whip Sylvanus Osoro confirmed the Tanzanian leaders' attendance and invited them to join the Kenyan and Ugandan delegations...
MPs said the government’s actions as necessary and said Tanzania was acting within its rights to protect its national interests.
Tanzania’s Minister for Constitutional Affairs and Justice, Damas Ndumbaro said Karua, two others were deported to protect the integrity of the legal...
Mudavadi said the president’s remarks came from observing the recent behaviour of some Kenyans.
