{"id":4539,"date":"2021-01-13T14:34:05","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T14:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknolojia-news.com\/?p=4539"},"modified":"2021-01-13T14:34:05","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T14:34:05","slug":"ouganda-les-reseaux-sociaux-bloques-a-la-veille-des-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.teknolojia-news.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/13\/ouganda-les-reseaux-sociaux-bloques-a-la-veille-des-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Ouganda : les r\u00e9seaux sociaux bloqu\u00e9s \u00e0 la veille des \u00e9lections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>C&#8217;est une campagne \u00e9lectorale tendue qui se termine en censure. Ce mardi, dans un courrier adress\u00e9 aux op\u00e9rateurs internet du pays (et qu&#8217;ont pu consulter l&#8217;AFP et Reuters), la directrice de la Commission ougandaise des communications, Irene Sewankambo, a ordonn\u00e9 la \u00ab suspension\u00a0\u00bb imm\u00e9diate de l&#8217;ensemble des r\u00e9seaux sociaux et services de messagerie, et ce jusqu&#8217;\u00e0 nouvel ordre. Suspension qui intervient deux jours seulement avant des \u00e9lections g\u00e9n\u00e9rales en Ouganda, dont une pr\u00e9sidentielle dans laquelle est engag\u00e9 le pr\u00e9sident sortant Yoweri Museveni. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"CENTER\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Selon une lettre du r\u00e9gulateur des t\u00e9l\u00e9communications consult\u00e9e par l&#8217;AFP, l&#8217;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ouganda?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ouganda<\/a> a ordonn\u00e9 ce mardi \u00e0 ses op\u00e9rateurs internet de suspendre l&#8217;acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l&#8217;ensemble des r\u00e9seaux sociaux et messageries jusqu&#8217;\u00e0 nouvel ordre. Les \u00e9lections g\u00e9n\u00e9rales sont dans 2 jours. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KeepItOn?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KeepItOn<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Marc Etcheverry (@Etcheverrymarc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Etcheverrymarc\/status\/1348971621923614723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>C&#8217;est d&#8217;ailleurs ce dernier qui a r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9 la raison de ce blocage : le chef de l&#8217;Etat a peu appr\u00e9ci\u00e9 que Facebook fasse le m\u00e9nage, la veille, dans des comptes proches du pouvoir. En effet, lundi 11 janvier, l&#8217;entreprise am\u00e9ricaine a annonc\u00e9 avoir supprim\u00e9 un r\u00e9seau de comptes coordonn\u00e9s dont le but \u00e9tait d&#8217;influencer le d\u00e9bat public en amont des scrutins de jeudi. Des blogueurs pro-r\u00e9gime et m\u00eame des membres du minist\u00e8re de l&#8217;Information \u00e9taient concern\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dans une intervention \u00e0 la t\u00e9l\u00e9vision ougandaise, Yoweri Museveni a ainsi d\u00e9clar\u00e9 : \u00ab Ces r\u00e9seaux sociaux dont nous parlons, s&#8217;ils veulent op\u00e9rer en Ouganda, ils doivent pourvoir \u00eatre utilis\u00e9s par quiconque de fa\u00e7on \u00e9quitable. S&#8217;ils veulent prendre parti, ces groupes ne pourront plus op\u00e9rer dans le pays.&nbsp;\u00bb <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"CENTER\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The President warns that if the social media channels like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Facebook?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Twitter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Twitter<\/a> are not being friendly and equitable to some of the Ugandans, then there is no reason as to why we should have them operate here. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfwonoOpondo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OfwonoOpondo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/M7Address?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#M7Address<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OOBioV3nGe\">pic.twitter.com\/OOBioV3nGe<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Government of Uganda (@GovUganda) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovUganda\/status\/1349060384490213377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Difficile de ne pas voir aussi, derri\u00e8re cette coupure g\u00e9n\u00e9rale, une mani\u00e8re de contr\u00f4ler l&#8217;information alors qu&#8217;approche la journ\u00e9e de vote. D&#8217;autant que le pays a un lourd passif dans le domaine : lors des derni\u00e8res \u00e9lections g\u00e9n\u00e9rales, la connexion avait \u00e9galement \u00e9t\u00e9 coup\u00e9e par les autorit\u00e9s, qui avaient alors \u00e9voqu\u00e9 des \u00ab raisons de s\u00e9curit\u00e9&nbsp;\u00bb. Et on a \u00e9voqu\u00e9 sur Teknolojia, \u00e0 plusieurs reprises, les tentatives du pouvoir de contr\u00f4ler, sinon d&#8217;encadrer l&#8217;expression sur les r\u00e9seaux sociaux, par <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/teknolojia-news.com\/2019\/07\/22\/ouganda-la-taxe-sur-les-services-ott-fait-un-flop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">des taxes en 2018<\/a><\/strong> ou avec <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/teknolojia-news.com\/2020\/09\/18\/ouganda-apres-les-taxes-la-restriction-du-contenu-en-ligne\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00ab un permis de s&#8217;exprimer&nbsp;\u00bb<\/a><\/strong> en 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cette nouvelle censure a en tout cas entra\u00een\u00e9 un concert de protestations. De nombreuses organisations de d\u00e9fense des libert\u00e9s num\u00e9riques se sont \u00e9lev\u00e9es contre cette d\u00e9cision, notamment celles qui, la veille, dans une <strong><a data-abc=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accessnow.org\/cms\/assets\/uploads\/2021\/01\/KeepItOn-open-letter-uganda-general-election.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lettre ouverte<\/a><\/strong>, avaient justement appel\u00e9 le pouvoir ougandais \u00e0 ne pas toucher \u00e0 internet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"CENTER\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Electoral integrity in the digital age relies on an uninterrupted access to digital and telecommunications services, including the Internet.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UgandaDecides2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UgandaDecides2021<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ParadigmHQ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ParadigmHQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/freedomhouse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@freedomhouse<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FreedomExpressn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FreedomExpressn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HurinetU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HurinetU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AFCOD_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AFCOD_<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/africafoicentre?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@africafoicentre<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cipesaug?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cipesaug<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wrcOHMVSkR\">https:\/\/t.co\/wrcOHMVSkR<\/a><\/p>\u2014 ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa (@article19eafric) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/article19eafric\/status\/1349236300038205440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>De son c\u00f4t\u00e9, Twitter, l&#8217;une des plateformes concern\u00e9es par le blocage, a vigoureusement condamn\u00e9 cette d\u00e9cision, arguant que \u00ab&nbsp;l&#8217;acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l&#8217;information et la libert\u00e9 d&#8217;expression n&#8217;est jamais plus important que pendant les processus d\u00e9mocratiques, en particulier les \u00e9lections&nbsp;\u00bb. 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