Uganda Demands Youtube Shut Down Opposition Channels 16 Dec 2020 The government of Uganda is demanding Google close 14 YouTube channels run by members of their political opposition, African outlets revealed Tuesday. Kampala claims the channels are prompting violence after a wave of deadly protests occurred throughout the past month. The protests turned deadly because Ugandan police opened fire into crowds, on one occasion killing 50 people. Kenya’s Daily Nation reported Tuesday that, in a letter from the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), the government asked Google to take down popular YouTube channels on the grounds they were used to mobilize the recent riots that have resulted in at least 50 deaths, caused by police, and hundreds of injuries.