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15 March 2024
Is Nigeria’s Cybercrimes Act Being Misused?
In light of the Erisco Foods versus Chioma Okoli case, legal experts have been calling the law — meant to regulate online activity — into question.
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31 October 2019
Tanzanian Comedian Idris Sultan Is Being Held By Police for Face-Swapping Photos of the President
Playfully photoshopping pictures of the president can apparently get you arrested for a cybercrime.
Politics
17 July 2018
New Egypt CyberLaw Adds to the Growing List of Social Media Regulations this Summer
Various African governments have been adding cyberlaws this summer triggering discussions about the threat to free speech online.
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