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MIKE SSEGAWA: Empowering Africa’s Data Sovereignty; Uganda’s Stand on Big Tech Accountability

Summary by Watchdog Uganda
Uganda’s Personal Data Protection Office (PDPO) has recently taken a significant regulatory step by directing Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook and WhatsApp, to comply with Uganda’s Data Protection and Privacy Act of 2019. The directive follows a complaint reportedly filed in 2025 by the legal advocacy group AdLegal, alleging unlawful processing and sharing of Ugandan users’ personal data. For those of us working in digital rig…
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CEO East Africa broke the news in on Friday, February 20, 2026.
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