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Internet restrictions in Uganda: examining their impact on journalism

Selnes, Florence Namasinga·2021·Information, Communication & Society
DOI 10.1080/1369118x.2020.1859580
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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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Authors
Selnes, F. N.
Affiliations
Independent Researcher
Corresponding author
Selnes, Florence Namasinga
ORCID
Selnes, Florence Namasinga
Venue
Information, Communication & Society
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2020-12-17
Volume
24
Issue
3
Pages
490-506
ISSN
  • 1369-118X (ISSN-L)
  • 1468-4462
DOI
10.1080/1369118x.2020.1859580
OpenAlex
W3110899201
Cited by
12
References
21
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 6 · 2021: 1
FWCI
11.45
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Information Communication & Society (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Law › Freedom of Expression and Defamation
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Journalism and Media Studies
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Law, Rights, and Freedoms
Keywords
internet restrictions, digital authoritarianism, cyber law, journalism, journalists, internet freedom, independent journalism, citizen participation, Uganda

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