Oxford- UJ Global Media Policy Seminar Series | Internet Shutdowns

Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy

The Changing Landscape of Internet Shutdowns in Africa: A Roundtable Discussion

This roundtable will bring together speakers to reflect on both the country experiences of states that have recently implemented shutdowns as well as the technical and theoretical implications of this growing mode of censorship. Speakers include Admire Mare on shutdowns in Zimbabwe, Nicholas Opiyo on the recent shutdown around Uganda’s elections, and Rachel Thompson on internet regulation, or slow shutdowns, in Tanzania. We will also discuss changing tools of censorship: Clovis Bergere will reflect on the taxation on Internet access in Guinea and Benin, Jan Rydzak on how advocacy and civil society are attempting to respond, and Giovanni de Gregorio on the limits of law in addressing internet shutdowns. The roundtable will reflect on some of the research published in the International Journal of Communications special issue on Internet Shutdowns.

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