The National Cohesion and Integration Commission has rolled out new social media monitoring guidelines aimed at curbing hate speech and radical ideologies on online platforms. The guidelines provide clear procedures and legal boundaries for monitoring harmful content, detecting and addressing hate speech across social media platforms.
PERIS WAWERU-NCIC OFFICER
“One of our issues when it comes to handling hate speech case is evidence. You know as the law states you cannot just take a screenshot uende hapo kortini useme si ndio hii screenshot your honour, It doesn’t work like that, there needs to be proper steps towards obtaining that evidence that will help be able to prosecute these cases.