UCC Denies Second Internet Lockdown Rumors

The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has dismissed reports circulating online that the country is set to experience a second internet shutdown, describing the claims as false and misleading. In a statement shared on its official X (formerly Twitter) account, UCC said a screenshot alleging a “second internet lockdown” was fabricated and intended to misinform the public. “Our attention has been drawn to a screenshot circulating online that claims a ‘second internet lockdown’. It is fake and deliberately misleading,” the Commission stated. UCC further warned individuals behind the creation and dissemination of the false information that spreading misinformation is a serious offense and could attract consequences. “To those fabricating and pushing such content: misinformation is not activism—it is sabotage. And it carries consequences,” the statement added.