US EditionUganda Election: Internet Blackout Looms After Starlink's Service Restriction
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Uganda Election: Internet blackout looms after Starlink's service restriction
Following the shutdown of Starlink’s service in Uganda due to regulatory challenges, there have been mounting concerns over a potential internet blackout as the East African country heads to the polls on January 15. For the Ugandan government and its communications regulator (Uganda Communications Commission), the crackdown on Starlink services in the country is a regulatory move over non-compliance. However, the timing of the activity amid pr…
As the East African country prepares to vote on 15 January, the mastery of the Internet has become an essential issue, in an extremely tense pre-electoral context. At the heart of the battle of communication and transparency of elections, the satellite Internet company of Elon Musk, Starlink.
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