Facebook says it has shut down a slew of accounts run by Ugandan government officials accused of seeking to manipulate public debate ahead of elections
France 24 : Tweets: @sfrantzman , @jilliancyork , @markc_anderson , @anthonyloveace , and @jude_mugabi Tweets: Seth Frantzman / @sfrantzman : Museveni's online account is still active but many government officials and members of the ruling party have seen their pages taken down, including a well known blogger and Museveni supporter, a prominent doctor and a senior official https://www.france24.com/... Jillian C. York / @jilliancyork : Twitter appears to be aiming at consistency at least. In the past few days, it suspended Ayatollah Khamenei, and now Ugandan government officials in advance of elections tomorrow (to prevent manipulation, they say) https://www.france24.com/... Mark Anderson / @markc_anderson : Facebook says it has shut a slew of accounts belonging to #Uganda govt officials ahead of #UgandaDecides2021. The officials had deployed fake and duplicate accounts to manage pages, comment on other people's content, and impersonate users. https://www.france24.com/... Anthony Lovelace / @anthonyloveace : Less than two weeks to go and these tech platforms are showing the type of energy they should have had 5 years ago. https://twitter.com/... @jude_mugabi : Facebook's head of communication for sub-Saharan Africa,Kezia Anim-Addo: “They used fake and duplicate accounts to manage pages, comment on other people's content, impersonate users, re-share posts in groups to make them appear more popular that they were” https://www.france24.com/...