Access Now: Tanzania Government Censoring Mobile Networks Ahead of Presidential Election
October 26, 2020
October 26, 2020
NEW YORK, Oct. 26 -- Access Now issued the following news release:
With only four days to go before Tanzania's hotly contested presidential election on October 28, the Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has ordered telco service providers to suspend access to bulk short messaging services (SMS) and bulk voice services. We have also received reports that individual text messages with election-related keywords are being blocked, and more expansive internet blocking may . . .
With only four days to go before Tanzania's hotly contested presidential election on October 28, the Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has ordered telco service providers to suspend access to bulk short messaging services (SMS) and bulk voice services. We have also received reports that individual text messages with election-related keywords are being blocked, and more expansive internet blocking may . . .