Many Africans spend hours every day on Facebook, WhatsApp, TikTok, X, and YouTube without knowing that a major African human rights body has just moved to give them stronger rights against the same platforms shaping their information, privacy, and online safety. Development Diaries reports that on the World Press Freedom Day for 2026, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights adopted three major resolutions aimed at platform accountabi…
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