Weaponising The Feed: Inside Kenya's Online War Against Activists

Fuente: International Business Times

A sophisticated online apparatus has been targeting government critics in Kenya, where rights groups warn of an escalating crackdown on public dissent AFP When software developer Rose Njeri created a pro-democracy tool to help Kenyans object to a contested finance bill, she was thrown in jail and targeted by an online smear campaign. Njeri is the latest victim of a sophisticated online apparatus that targets and harasses government critics in Kenya, where rights groups warn of an escalating crackdown on public dissent. "I got to sleep in a cell for four days," the 35-year-old told AFP.