Government of Uganda proposes Internet blacklist

The executive director of NITA proposed the implementation of an Internet blacklist during a presentation made at the Uganda Internet Governance Forum on Tuesday. He stated that his intention was only to start a discussion about the issue and did not indicate any plans to implement. According to the presentation, the system would initially block child pornography, copyright infringing sites, and terrorist content.

Given the potentially significant long-term impact a centralized Internet blacklist could have on this society, I feel it's important to spread the news.