Who controls Africa's digital voice? ( Africanews Debates)
As internet access surges across the continent, rights advocates warn that laws meant to combat cybercrime are increasingly being used to police political speech, raising fresh questions over where Africa should draw the line between security and freedom of expression.
Speaking on the August episode of Africanews Debates, Julie Owono, Executive Director of Internet Sans Frontières and a member of Meta's Oversight Board, said legislation introduced to combat cybercrime and strengthen national security is increasingly being used to prosecute online expression."The same laws that are allegedly adopted to protect us are now being used, unfortunately, to criminalise our expression online as citizens, and to arrest us."
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