Business and Technology Reporter in Nairobi, Kenya
Nation Media Group
Uganda may not rank among the region’s leading countries in internet or social media usage, but it is fast emerging as a hub for offensive and inappropriate content online, with new data showing that millions of Ugandans are spending their time creating such material on the internet.
TikTok, Uganda’s second-most popular social media platform after WhatsApp, is increasingly being flooded with offensive or explicit content from local users, revealing growing misuse of the app to spread hate speech, misinformation and sexually explicit material.
