Bitchat Dev Says App Can’t Be Blocked in Uganda

Uganda Regulator to Block Bitchat as Election Nears

A developer of Bitchat, a decentralized messaging platform, replied to Uganda’s communications regulator ahead of the January 15 presidential election, following the authority’s claim that it could block the app.

Bitchat Dev Says App Can’t Be Blocked in Uganda

A Bitchat developer argues Uganda won’t have success shutting down the decentralized messaging app ahead of the country’s presidential election next week.

REGULATION | Uganda Communications Commission Director Says Its ‘Very Easy’ for Government to Switch Off BitChat

Ugandans have been cautioned not to be overly enthusiastic about Bitchat, a messaging application that some opposition figures are urging the public to download ahead of the upcoming elections, according to the Executive Director of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), Nyombi Thembo. Speaking at a recent media engagement, Mr. Thembo said Bitchat should not be seen as a shield against potential communication restrictions. He emphasised tha…

Uganda threatens to block Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat ahead of elections

Uganda’s director of government communications is threatening to block Jack Dorsey’s peer-to-peer decentralised messaging service Bitchat ahead of the country’s presidential elections next week.  Patro Uganda reports that Nyombi Thembo, the executive director of the Uganda Communications Commission, said the government has the ability to block Bitchat thanks to its technical teams.  Thembo said yesterday, “We have the highest concentration of so…

Uganda Commumications Minister Downplays Former Twitter CEO's Messaging App BITchat

Uganda’s top communications regulator is downplaying the hype around BITchat, an alternative messaging app being championed by opposition figures. The government claims it has the technical prowess to shut it down if it’s used to bypass local laws. Driving the News Nyombi Thembo, Executive Director of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), sent a clear message […] The post Uganda Commumications Minister Downplays Former Twitter CEO’s Messag…