Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said on Tuesday that it has embarked on a project aimed at empowering students in higher learning institutions to design effective and interactive social media content in reductions of HIV infections. Due to technological advancement, …
Read More »3 DAYS TO GO: FIFA launches service to counter hate speech on social media
🌟World Cup 2022 kick-off ✳ November 20 ⚽ Qatar vs Ecuador 7pm Doha, Qatar | QNA | FIFA announced that it had launched the service of protecting the social media platforms during FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in cooperation with FIFPRO that represents the professional footballers worldwide. The service aims to monitor …
Read More »UPDF condemns social media pranks declaring Gen. Tumwine dead
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF has condemned social media antics for declaring Gen. Elly Tumwine dead. It follows a trending Twitter post announcing the departure of the four star General on Sunday night. “It is with untold grief that we announce the death of our …
Read More »Archbishop Odama asks media to preach peace, unity
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of Gulu, Dr. John Baptist Odama has said that the media should be used to preach peace and unity among the people other than promoting selfishness and hatred. The Archbishop says that mass and social media should be used as the means to …
Read More »Sheeba’s sickening publicity stunt
COMMENT | ANDREW M. MWENDA | A local musician known as Sheeba Kalungi went on YouTube with a video. She claimed that some man who appears on television and presents himself as a role model raped her. She does not reveal the name of this man but claims this man …
Read More »Elon Musk now owns Twitter
San Francisco, U.S. | THE INDEPENDENT | The Twitter, Inc. will take an offer of $44billion from billionaire, Tesla CEO Elon Musk. He will buy the social media company and make it private, it was confirmed on Monday. “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the …
Read More »What’s hidden in Muhoozi’s tweets?
COMMENT | Moses Baguma | On Monday 21st of February 2022, Peter G. Mwesige, a seasoned journalist, shared photos of The Crusader newspapers bearing an interview he conducted with a 23-year-old Muhoozi Kainerugaba in 1997. In the interview, the first son identified himself as a contemplative person. If one capable of …
Read More »Karamoja: Security forces warn those misusing social media
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The joint security forces currently battling armed cattle rustlers in Karamoja region have asked cautioned social media users against tarnishing their image. Michael Longole, the Mt. Moroto Regional Police spokesperson, says that some people have taken to social media to spread malicious propaganda against the joint …
Read More »OULANYAH HEALTH: Gov’t hunting for those spreading fake news
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is looking for people who spread false information that the Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah is dead. Oulanyah was last month flown to a hospital in Seattle in the United States of America to receive specialized treatment after spending several days in …
Read More »Social media influencing investigations- AG
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka says social media plays role in misleading investigations which has seen suspects go free. The Attorney General who appeared before the Human Rights Committee on Thursday, 17 March 2022 said that social media has become the “actual truth”. “It is …
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