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CSOs Ask Google to Throw out Gov’t Request to Block 14 YouTube Channels

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) led by Unwanted Witness Uganda and Human Rights Network for Journalists Uganda (HRNJ-U) have called upon Google Inc. a US based company that owns YouTube to disregard Government request to block 14 YouTube channels. On December 9, 2020, Government through Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) wrote to Google Inc, that owns YouTube, a global video sharing platform,…

Activists Want Court to Prevail over UCC as Deadline to Register Online Broadcasters Nears

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Unwanted Witness Uganda a Civil Society Organisation that was established to respond to the gap in effective communication using various online expression platforms has appealed to the judiciary to prevail over the Uganda Communication Commission (UCC)’s directive seeking to authorize online publishers. On September 7, 2020, UCC issued a notice reminding all online data communication and broadcast service providers to…