President Yoweri Museveni has hit out at social media site Facebook saying he will not allow the tech giant to decide what’s good or bad for the country.
Museveni made the remarks in a televised address to the nation on Tuesday evening saying Facebook’s double standards will not be tolerated.
“I told our people to warn those Facebook people. If they do not want to corporate, they shall not operate here. I am sure government has already closed social media,” President Museveni who was clad in military jacket said.
The social media site has been blocked in Uganda.
His comments come on the heels of a war between Uganda and Facebook over the latter’s decision to close accounts of pro-government officials accusing them of manipulating the site ahead of the presidential elections on Thursday.
Meanwhile, microblogging site Twitter has spoken out on the blocked social media platforms in Uganda saying the actions by the Kampala government “are hugely harmful, violate basic human rights and the principles of the #OpenInternet.”
“Ahead of the Ugandan election, we’re hearing reports that Internet service providers are being ordered to block social media and messaging apps. We strongly condemn internet shutdowns…” Twitter says.
