Will Mugabe Block Social Media?
Published: 2016 April 08 13:38:12 (7652 Views)
President Robert Mugabe has revealed plans after his visit to Japan to introduce a system that will tightly control the internet and social media platforms, which include Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, as well as mobile messaging application WhatsApp and blogging.
Mugabe recently said he is considering limiting and even blocking access to social media networks to control "abuse" of the digital platforms and cyberspace.
He claimed there was a lot of "bad stuff" online among those who create and share content or participate in social networking.
This came after Mugabe was captured in some video footage apparently sleeping on the podium in Japan where he seems to have learnt nothing progressive.
"Ther's a lot of abuse that happens there. Some people use the internet in bad ways. It’s everywhere. But the Chinese have put in place security measures and we will look at these so that we stop these abuses on the internet."
China three years ago unveiled stringent measures to stop the spread of what the government called irresponsible rumours, threatening three years in jail depending on the amplification rate of the content posted. Internet users are liable for defamation if online rumours are liked or visited by 5 000 online audiences or shared more than 500 times.
- The Indipendent
Mugabe recently said he is considering limiting and even blocking access to social media networks to control "abuse" of the digital platforms and cyberspace.
He claimed there was a lot of "bad stuff" online among those who create and share content or participate in social networking.
This came after Mugabe was captured in some video footage apparently sleeping on the podium in Japan where he seems to have learnt nothing progressive.
"Ther's a lot of abuse that happens there. Some people use the internet in bad ways. It’s everywhere. But the Chinese have put in place security measures and we will look at these so that we stop these abuses on the internet."
China three years ago unveiled stringent measures to stop the spread of what the government called irresponsible rumours, threatening three years in jail depending on the amplification rate of the content posted. Internet users are liable for defamation if online rumours are liked or visited by 5 000 online audiences or shared more than 500 times.
- The Indipendent
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