According to Doug Colter on Twitter "Uganda is now under a total internet shutdown. VPNs are not working. Ugandans are cut off from the Internet". The shutdown was requested starting 7pm Jan 13th Uganda time (AKA as Jan 13th 4pm GMT). More details are from https://qz.com/africa/1956188/uganda-shuts-social-media-ahead-of-election-army-out-in-streets/ posted 1/12/2021 which says "Uganda has blocked access to social media platforms in the East African country just two days before Jan.14’s presidential and parliamentary elections....Some of the affected platforms include WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, which are the most popular in the country."
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