Ghana TikToker jailed after sharing false news about the president
Last year, the president said that his government was considering ways to "sanitise" social media, instructing the authorities to track down and arrest those spreading misinformation and disinformation.
However, concerns have grown in recent years over the spread of false information on social media, prompting calls for stronger regulation while rights groups warn against measures that could restrict free speech.
A Ghanaian TikToker has been sentenced to a year in prison after pleading guilty to charges of offensive conduct and publication of false news over posts she had made about President John Mahama.
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