Report Shows, Uganda is the 15th Country in Africa to Restrict Access to Social Media Since 2015.

Privacy protection company Surfshark says it analyzed 185 countries and their social media blocking practices from 2015 to the present day, seeking to evaluate the extent of social media censorship. 

The research shows that 62 out of the 185 analyzed countries blocked or heavily restricted social media access in the past five years.

Cutting off social media access is a common practice in African countries, especially during elections, protests, demonstrations, or exams. 

The researchers at  Privacy protection company Surfshark says their study revealed that at least 27 countries in Africa blocked or heavily restricted social media access over five years.

The report shows that Uganda became the 15th country in Africa to restrict social media access due to elections since 2015. 

Over five years, Burundi, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Togo, Tanzania, Benin, DRC, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Sierra Leone have also restricted access to social media due to elections.