Mauritius: Proposed social media regulation will curtail citizens' fundamental rights
8 minute read A police officer wearing a mask due to COVID-19, at a check point in the Flacq district, Mauritius, 25 March 2020, BEEKASH_ROOPUN/ l’Express Maurice / AFP/AFP via Getty Images The perceived need by Mauritius to regulate social media could turn one of the most democratic freedom of expression and data protection countries in Africa into a surveillance state. This statement was originally published on cipesa.org on 7 May 2021. In Sub-Saharan Africa, Mauritius l...
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