Social media to be fully unblocked today
Government is set to unblock all social media platforms like X, Tiktok, and Instagram, according to the Chief of Defence ...
Monday, January 26, 2026
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“The internet shutdown reconnected families”: Mufti Mubaje backs social media restrictions
Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, the Mufti of Uganda, has welcomed the government’s recent move to restrict social media, saying it ...
UCC explains why social media remains blocked even after internet restoration
Internet access has largely been restored across Uganda following the 2026 general elections, but the government has decided to keep ...
UCC to import equipment and technology to monitor social media platforms
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has said that it is in the final stages of acquiring advanced digital surveillance tools ...
Australia bans social media for children under 16
Australia has made history by approving one of the world's strictest social media laws, banning children under the age of ...
How Bulenga man has been befriending women on social media before robbing them
Police in Kampala have arrested a man who has been using social media platforms to befriend women, and later steal ...
Gov’t slashes internet costs by 50% to boost digital inclusivity
The government has announced a 50% reduction in the cost of internet to promote the widespread use of digital services ...
First Son Muhoozi wants those in charge of Museveni’s social media accounts fired
First Son Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba has demanded that the people in charge of running President Yoweri Museveni's social media accounts ...
Social media demands that police officers who filmed a man pretending to be a woman be charged with computer abuse
Social media is trending with images and videos of a man who has been deceiving men by pretending to be ...
New cyber law: Ugandans face jail, Shs16m fine for misusing social media
Parliament has passed the controversial Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill, 2022, privately moved by Kampala Central MP Muhammad Nsereko. The bill ...
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