This shut down, Kevin Taylor said, will affect the internet connectivity in the country before, during and after the 2020 elections. Kevin Taylor, however, warned the NCA boss to desist from his intended plan else he will organise a very big demonstration against him. She said the move might be necessary due to the alarming rate of impersonation, fake news, misinformation, human downgrading, cybercrimes and social media abuse on the Internet. “In certain countries, there have been calls for social media to be shut down because of its abuse but as I indicated in my speech, I don’t think that’s an option. “If we don’t self-regulate, the state will be compelled to set in place the mechanisms to regulate our usage of the internet,” Ursula cautioned.

Source: GhanaWeb February 07, 2020 05:14 UTC