"Ahead of the Ugandan election, we're hearing reports that Internet service providers are being ordered to block social media and messaging apps," Twitter Pubic Policy tweeted. "We strongly condemn internet shutdowns – they are hugely harmful, violate basic human rights and the principles of the #OpenInternet."
"Earlier this week, in close coordination with our peers, we suspended a number of accounts targeting the election in Uganda," they admitted in the following tweet, clearly not recognizing the blatant hypocrisy in their comments. "If we can attribute any of this activity to state-backed actors, we will disclose to our archive of information operations."
Taste your own medicine assholes.
"Ahead of the Ugandan election, we're hearing reports that Internet service providers are being ordered to block social media and messaging apps," Twitter Pubic Policy tweeted. "We strongly condemn internet shutdowns – they are hugely harmful, violate basic human rights and the principles of the #OpenInternet."
"Earlier this week, in close coordination with our peers, we suspended a number of accounts targeting the election in Uganda," they admitted in the following tweet, clearly not recognizing the blatant hypocrisy in their comments. "If we can attribute any of this activity to state-backed actors, we will disclose to our archive of information operations."
Taste your own medicine assholes.
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