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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

free speech

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World

TikTok has begun restoring access to users in the United States

  TikTok has begun restoring access to users in the United States after a brief voluntary shutdown. And according to CBS News, the move followed President-elect Donald Trump's promise to pause a potential ban through an executive order. TikTok expressed gratitude to Trump for providing clarity and assurance to its service providers. The company highlighted its role in supporting free speech and small businesses in the U.S. TikTok also committed […]

today20 January, 2025 5

World

U.S Supreme Court will hear TikTok ban arguments

  The US Supreme Court will hear arguments next month about whether TikTok should be banned. The Chinese-owned social media app is facing a January 19th deadline to be sold, or face a ban in the United States. But Tiktok says proposed legislation would violate free speech protections in the US Constitution. Sally Patterson has more.    

today19 December, 2024 35

Africa

Ugandan Tik Toker jailed for insulting President

A Ugandan court has sentenced a 24-year-old man to six years in prison for insulting the president and the first family through his video posted on TikTok. The BBC reports that Edward Awebwa was charged with hate speech and spreading "misleading and malicious" information against President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni, and son Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is the head of the military.

today11 July, 2024 20

Science & Technology

Elon Musk vs Australia: global content take-down orders can harm the internet if adopted widely

    By Dan Jerker B. Svantesson, Bond University   Do Australian courts have the right to decide what foreign citizens, located overseas, view online on a foreign-owned platform? Anyone inclined to answer “yes” to this question should perhaps also ask themselves whether they are equally happy for courts in China, Russia and Iran to determine what Australians can see and post online in Australia. This is the problem with […]

today25 April, 2024 43