{"id":2310,"date":"2021-01-09T06:46:08","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T03:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techrafiki.com\/?p=2310"},"modified":"2021-01-18T16:29:52","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T13:29:52","slug":"internet-shutdown-in-uganda-ahead-of-2021-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techrafiki.com\/internet-shutdown-in-uganda-ahead-of-2021-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Internet shutdown in Uganda starts ahead of 2021 elections as citizens suffer to download apps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
As the UG elections <\/a>inch closer just a few days away, it looks like one of our fears has already come true and that\u2019s the internet shutdown in Uganda. This does not come as a shock because many expected it as one of the strategies to control people’s access to the internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n TechRafiki has learned that Google PlayStore and AppStore the market places where Android and iPhone users download apps from are not accessible on some networks (MTN, Airtel and Lyca so far tested). YouTube too has joined the list as per our current findings. For one to download an app onto their phones from these app market places or access youtube.com<\/a>, they have to first switch on their VPNs and establish a connection in another country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For now, social Media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp remain accessible for users that pay the OTT tax and these have not not been shut down yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n