Zambia: Uproar Over Zambia’s Plan to Regulate Online Broadcasting

The Zambian government’s recent announcement that it will require licencing of online media has raised concern among rights activists who say it is an infringement on freedom of expression and speech.

Zambia’s government says it will be revising the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) Act to provide regulation of online broadcasting and podcasts.

Although it insists that licensing online media is only meant to protect citizens and victims of cybercrimes, activists are warning such a move…

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