Uganda to register, monitor social media influencers

Critics view the scheme as part of an escalating campaign by President Yoweri Museveni to suppress online content disapproving of him and his government. — Reuters

KAMPALA: Influencers on Ugandan social media and others with large, commercialised online followings must henceforth register their activities for monitoring by the state, the country's communications regulator said on Aug 8.

Authorities say the scheme, which also levies a US$20 (RM84) fee, is designed to clamp down on immoral or prejudiced content. Critics view it as part of an escalating campaign by President Yoweri Museveni to suppress online content disapproving of him and his government.