Zambia plans repression of social media Zambian Minister of Communication Brian Mushimba said on Thursday that Zambia would introduce new laws to regulate the use of social media to combat cybercrime and fight the consumption of pornography in the African conservative country

. some Zambians used social media to commit identity theft, send badgraphic images and spread hate speech.

"It is clear that social media in Zambia has become a catalyst for detaching members of Zambian society from our cultural norms." "Before the proliferation of social media, people in Zambia behaved and communicated within cultural boundaries. acceptable and expected. "

He said the new laws, still to be drafted or debated by parliament but coming into force next year, would reduce the number of Zambians who are victims of identity theft.

"Identity theft incidents, insults, abuses, false accusations or defr. He added that the new law would introduce penalties for those who abuse online social media, but did not not specified how the laws would be applied.