Business News of Thursday, 6 February 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comGovt to regulate internet activity if citizens don't observe online ethics - Ursula Owusu-EkufulCommunications Minister, Mrs Ursula Owusu-EkufulMinister for Communications has cautioned that government might be compelled to regulate activities on the internet if citizens are unable to observe ethics of the Internet including the respect for privacy online. According to Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, the move might be necessary due to the alarming rate of impersonation, fake news misinformation, human downgrading, cyber crimes and social media abuse on the Internet. “If we don’t self-regulate, the state will be compelled to set in place the mechanisms to regulate our usage of the internet,” Owusu-Ekuful cautioned. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful said this in an interview with GhanaWeb at the 8th Annual Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) conference on Thursday, February 6 in Accra. On the occasion of the conference, an agreement on Digital Inclusion was signed by Ambassador Christoph Retzlaff, German Ambassador to Ghana with Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful.

Source: GhanaWeb February 06, 2020 13:39 UTC