Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority

Rwanda’s Electoral Body Challenged Over Vetting of Social Media Campaign

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The decision by Rwanda’s electoral body to vet social media messages of presidential aspirants has received heavy backlash. The National Electoral Commission (NEC) had proposed that presidential aspirants needed to submit messages to them for approval before they could publish them on social media. The vetting was supposed to commence on July 14 whiles the … Read more

Rwanda Poll Body Can’t Curb Social Media Use

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Rwanda’s media regulator has said the election body does not have the mandate to regulate social media use by presidential candidates, a measure seen as an assault on free speech. The National Electoral Commission (NEC) ruled last month that once campaigning starts on July 14, any social media updates by presidential candidates must be submitted … Read more