{"id":35467,"date":"2022-08-12T15:47:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T15:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/facebook-to-remain-shut-as-govt-talks-with-tech-giant-stall"},"modified":"2022-08-12T16:52:49","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T16:52:49","slug":"facebook-to-remain-shut-as-govt-talks-with-tech-giant-stall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/facebook-to-remain-shut-as-govt-talks-with-tech-giant-stall","title":{"rendered":"Facebook to remain shut as govt talks with tech giant stall"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The government will continue to block access to Facebook, a social media platform, in Uganda after its talks with the tech giant failed to yield results, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) officials said yesterday.<\/p>\n

Mr Meddy Kaggwa, the acting director for Industry and Content Development at UCC, told the Parliament\u2019s Committee on Human Rights yesterday that talks between the social media giant and Uganda haven\u2019t yielded any tangible results.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are ongoing discussions between Facebook and the government of Uganda to ensure that they commit to complying with the requirements of the government of Uganda for the safety of all of us,\u201d Mr Kaggwa said. \u201cOnce discussions are completed, I believe the government will update us on the decisions taken.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Uganda government blocked Facebook after the social media giant deleted hundreds of accounts of National Resistance Movement supporters it suspected to be fake during the General Election last year.<\/p>\n

There have been several attempts to negotiate the unblocking of Facebook, but without tangible results. Facebook refused to comply with the government demands to restore deleted accounts.<\/p>\n

Millions of Ugandans using Facebook were affected and now they have to use virtual private network (VPN) applications to be able to access it.<\/p>\n

Mr Kaggwa said the negotiations with Facebook need to be handled on a continental level.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany of us have recommended that we have to approach them (Facebook) as a continent. \u2026When we speak to Facebook as Africa, Facebook will be keener to listen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In this financial year, the government introduced taxes on social media platforms. Several Members of Parliament wondered how government would be able to tax a social media platform that it banned in the country.<\/p>\n

Mr Kaggwa said currently, they don\u2019t know how much money Facebook makes from Uganda and the social media giant isn\u2019t willing to reveal details.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn fact, when you tell them to explain the aggregate revenue they earn from Uganda as a country, they will tell you it is negligible,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Electronic Trade Start-up Association of Uganda through KTA advocates asked the Parliament to compel the government to unblock Facebook.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been very vocal on the ban on Facebook and I hope you can lend your voice to the efforts to try and unblock Facebook because many businesses that operate on line as a means to advertise and sell their products,\u201d Mr Kenneth Muhangi of KTA advocates said.<\/p>\n

Background<\/p>\n

Prior to its suspension by government about a year ago, Facebook was the most used social media platform in Uganda. Since then, many users have since quit or use Virtual Private Networks to access the platform.<\/p>\n

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