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Online newspaper accuses Nigerian govt of disrupting access to its website
The news platform, launched in 2020, has been critical of government s actions and policies.
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An online news platform, Peoples Gazette, said on Wednesday that a vast majority of its web readers were denied access to its contents owing to a disruption influenced by the government.
The platform, launched in 2020, has been critical of the government’s actions and policies, including its coverage of the #EndSARS protest staged in October and the aftermath of the protest.
In a statement issued by its manager editor,
Samuel Ogundipe, on Wednesday, the media organisation alleged that the disruption, which started on Tuesday evening, was based on a directive from the Nigerian government to MTN, Glo Mobile and other telecom firms.
Daily Monitor
Monday January 25 2021
In the wake of slowed Internet speed and a switch off of social media platforms, many Ugandans resorted to Virtual Private Networks (VPN) to continue public debate and political participation ahead of the voting day on January 14.
The shutdown undermined Internet access and affordability, and weakened the potential of digital technologies to catalyse free expression and civic participation in the electoral processes.
The 2021 General Election happened in a total Internet blackout that cut off the whole of Uganda from crucial information on the events that took place on voting day and post voting. It was without a doubt that the electoral process was hijacked and unfair to the participants and the citizenry as a collective.
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