Tanzania ordered all unregistered bloggers and online forums on Monday to shut down their websites immediately or faces criminal prosecution, as critics accuse the government of tightening control of internet content.
Most of the popular sites and online discussion forum in the country have temporarily shut down according to what Reuters is reporting.
Earlier in March 2018, The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) passed regulations compelling those who publish content online – including bloggers and operators of YouTube channels – to register with the government.
To apply for a license, you must pay up to $900 (N324,000) for a license. Per capita income in Tanzania is slightly below $900 a year.
You must then pay an initial license fee of 1 million shillings ($440), and an annual license fee of another 1 million shillings.
Anyone convicted of defying the new regulations faces a fine of at least 5 million shillings ($2,200), imprisonment for a minimum 12 months, or both.
Is this the best way of tackling hate speech in the country? What if this happen in Nigeria… Bloggers what would you do?
men… this people are serious o. why are they frustrating ppl like this? well none of this shit can happen here.no one will accept it.
am speechless. but if sumtin like dis happens in nigeria , bloggers will drastically reduce and yahoo will increase
I will stop blogging about Nigeria and blog Nigerians from accessing the site focus on foreigners
this is senseless.
They shouldn’t try this please.
They shouldn’t try this in Nigeria. But that punishment is way too hard. Mehn.
It can’t happen in Nigeria because people won’t take it lightly with the government.. Some of this African countries are to lukewarm, they allow their government to oppress them even in this digital age.
This looks more like extortion to me. I doubt the Nigerian government will be this crazy to do something like this
ah ah, is it a dictator that is ruling these guys? or good old democracy. this is extreme.
We are above all this here in my country
love this
What’s wrong with all these African countries, useless rules always
How much are the bloggers making for them to pay all that? Won’t work in Nigeria
God forbid bad thing.
This is oppression
Why are all these happening in Africa? The other time it was whatsapp registeration
Freedom of the media has been withdrawn from them. This is bad
this is not making any sense at all…….. crime go increase in ooooo
Nigerians I know are smarter than this. Na that time, you will see more new bloggers emerging.
Can never happen in Nigeria
This is very bad
Can’t be possible in Nigeria
Sir Yomi, what will you do?
when it happens, I’ll know what to do
I trust it won’t happen in Nigeria
I trust Nigerians, dem no go gree at all… But this ain’t fair at all for Tanzanian bloggers