#UGANDA: Online Protest Targets Gov't Corruption

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Abuse of public funds. Failing hospitals. Potholes in the streets of Kampala, the capital of Uganda.

These and other issues feature in an online protest campaign that is rattling government officials and others in this East African country where street protests are practically outlawed — and where corruption is widespread and often deadly.

The campaign has been trending on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, as #UgandaParliamentExhibition. It relies on leaks of official documents and has been cast as an "exhibition" — in a sequence of postings — about controversial issues.

President Museveni, 79, Blames "foreigners and Western pro-gay activists" for criticism of the government, calling them "enemies of the people." Uganda has passed some of the most restrictive anti-gay laws in the world, drawing condemnation and causing homosexuals to literally flee for their lives. 

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#CANADA: Online Streaming Bill Goes To House of Commons

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On Thursday, Canada's Senate approved the Liberal government's Bill C-11, otherwise known as the “Online Streaming Bill,” which has drawn a variety of criticisms, including from leading Canadian novelists and tech giant YouTube.

Bill C-11 will now head back to the House of Commons, where members vote over passing it into law. 

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#UK: Online Safety Bill Amended After Conservatives Revolt

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Tech bosses could face jail time for failing to protect children online, after the government conceded to a backbench rebellion in parliament.

Nearly 50 Conservative Party MPs wanted to amend the Online Safety Bill to introduce two-year sentences for managers who fail to stop children seeing harmful material.

The government had been facing defeat, with Labour Party members also supporting the move.

Under a deal with the rebels to stave off defeat, ministers have now promised to introduce similar proposals.

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#GERMANY: Gov't Cracks Down On "Hate Speech" Against Politicians

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In a coordinated action, German authorities are cracking down on online hate speech directed at politicians by conducting searches and interrogating more than 100 suspects across Germany, the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) said.

The criminal offences were related to insults against nationally known politicians. Other "hate postings" contained misleading fake news and misquotes that “appear suitable for defaming and discrediting the people concerned,” the BKA noted. Two in three victims of online hate speech were female politicians.

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