#40 Techbytes: Internet Shutdowns–A Threat to Democracy

In this episode of Techbytes, we discussed essential topics from last week in the tech world.

• "Stop blackmailing us with passengers"—striking e-hailing drivers slam Bolt and Uber.

• NIBSS slashes electronic transfer fees from N5 to N3.75k, effective July 1.

• Haul247 secures $3 million in seed funding to drive innovation in Africa’s logistics industry.

• Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya rank among the top 100 for global online threats.

• Tingo Group denies fraud allegations

We discuss our big story for the week, "Internet Shutdowns: A Threat to Democracy". We speak to Aisha Dabo, the co-founder of AfricTivistes, an African League of Bloggers and Cyberactivists for Democracy, to understand why internet shutdowns pose a formidable threat to the very essence of democracy, with Senegal as a case study.