Internet restrictions in Uganda: examining their impact on journalism

Abstract

This article examines Internet restrictions and how they influence journalism in Uganda. The article analyses cyber laws and interrogates journalists’ opinions of methods employed to suppress Internet freedom. Drawing on extant research on Internet suppression, the article found traces of digital authoritarianism in Uganda as government deploys an arsenal of restrictions that target media organisations, journalists and its critics. Using secondary and primary sources of data, the article found a plethora of cyber laws, which the government uses to intimidate, arrest, prosecute and instil fear among journalists and their sources, something that inhibits independent journalism. The article argues that Internet suppression deters the medium’s ability to serve as alternative platforms for citizen participation and for journalism.

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