TWITTER GIVES LESSONS OF FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY TO UGANDA! From which pulpit the sermon comes
You have to take certain news with the right degree of irony and not get angry: today the general elections will be held in Uganda and the government, after the closure of many social profiles defined as "Government Fake", has ordered telecommunications companies to close the access to social media throughout the country throughout the election period. The solution was drastic and simple: everyone out, FB and Twitter in the lead, at least until the end of the elections.
The President warns that if the social media channels like @Facebook and @Twitter are not being friendly and equitable to some of the Ugandans, then there is no reason as to why we should have them operate here. @OfwonoOpondo # M7Address pic.twitter.com/OOBioV3nGe
– Government of Uganda (@GovUganda) January 12, 2021
The decision was made because President Museveni believes social media is actively helping his opponent Bobi Wine and has acted accordingly. The funniest thing about all of this is the rush of Twitter's violated virgins to invoke "Internet Freedom":
Ahead of the Ugandan election, we're hearing reports that Internet service providers are being ordered to block social media and messaging apps.
We strongly condemn internet shutdowns – they are hugely harmful, violate basic human rights and the principles of the #OpenInternet .
– Twitter Public Policy (@Policy) January 12, 2021
"We strongly condemn the closures of Internet services: they are extremely harmful, they violate fundamental human rights and the principles of #OpenInternet" .
So Twitter allows itself to give lessons on web freedom to a foreign head of state, who, among other things, will have many defects, but has also defeated AIDS in Uganda, after having deleted the accounts of dozens of thousands of people, if not on a perfectly arbitrary basis, and having blocked the President of the United States indefinitely. Look, as they say in the Deep North, it really takes a great face of tolla.
The oligarchs of the web want "free Internet" when it matters to them, but in one day, just one day, they shut down the Parler platform which, at that moment, was the fastest growing platform due to the censorship imposed by other social networks.
Museveni commenting on this decision said a few, clear words: " We will not allow anyone to impose his decisions on our nation ". Not even Twitter or Facebook.
In response to the conduct by @Twitter and @Facebook 's decision to suspend and block government leaning user accounts, the President of Uganda @KagutaMuseveni said that there is no way anybody should come and decide for our country. @OfwonoOpondo pic.twitter.com/MFPqqj7Rba
– Government of Uganda (@GovUganda) January 12, 2021
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