It is interesting to see how countries around the world have began to try to regulate the information on the internet in their countries, and how they are specifically handling the internet in times of elections. Tanzania, I would say has taken a very extreme approach to try and prevent the internet from influencing elections, and politics in their country. Firstly, they are placing laws on the way people blog, and actually making people who want to create a blog pay to make one. This is horrifying that the government is basically stripping freedom of press right from the people, however, with Tanzania’s recent struggles economically it is easy to see why the government is acting the way they are at this moment. This is a power grab by the government just to maintain power, however, what is scarier is what the region will do with its internet, and follow what Tanzania is doing.
