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Kwanza online TV suspended for 11 months

07.07.2020

Kwanza online TV suspended for 11 months
Date:
07.07.2020
Number of cases:
1
Regions/Countries:
Africa: Tanzania
Alert types:
Censorship and regulation: Closure of media outlet

The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority suspended Kwanza Online TV for a period of 11 months for what is described as “generating and disseminating biased, misleading and disruptive content”. The online TV had posted a US embassy health alert on Instagram about the government’s publish Covid-19 data.

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