https://www.bizcommunity.com/414/740.html East Africa Media & Entertainment Law news 15 Media & Entertainment Law news - East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/414/740.html en-us Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:00:47 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/winners-of-the-2025-african-legal-awards-621201a The 12th annual African Legal Awards saw law firms from across the continent gather at The Wanderers Club in Johannesburg on Friday, 5 September, to celebrate excellence in the legal sector. 1-261201 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 11:20:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Media & Entertainment Law East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/meta-can-be-sued-in-kenya-over-posts-related-to-ethiopia-violence-court-rules-581650a A Kenyan court has ruled that Facebook's parent company Meta can be sued in the East African country over its alleged role in promoting content that led to ethnic violence in neighbouring Ethiopia, a plaintiff in the case said. 1-256716 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 09:40:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Media & Entertainment Law East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/trumps-u-turn-on-the-banning-of-tiktok-031915a In an about turn, Donald Trump, who attempted to ban TikTok with a signed executive order during his first presidency, has asked the Supreme Court to halt a law that could led to the banning of the app in the United States (US) until he takes office. 1-254427 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:19:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Media & Entertainment Law East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/220/740/234931.html A court in Uganda on Tuesday, 10 January, quashed a section of a communications law that has been used to prosecute government critics, journalists and writers, including two who fled to exile in Germany, its judgment said. 1-234931 Wed, 11 Jan 2023 08:01:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Media & Entertainment Law East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/740/233165.html It has never been easier to generate income simply by expressing who you are. Social media platforms have given people from all corners of the globe the opportunity to connect and broadcast their lives, interests and content in exchange for monetary rewards. However, with this (influencer) power comes great responsibility. 1-233165 Thu, 03 Nov 2022 11:45:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Media & Entertainment Law East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/220/717/232617.html Media groups asked Uganda's top court on Monday to scrap a new digital communications law which they said broke the constitution and crippled free speech. 1-232617 Tue, 18 Oct 2022 16:10:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Media & Entertainment Law East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/220/740/232517.html Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed into law a communications legislation to curb hate speech, his office said on Thursday, but critics warn it could squash free speech and cripple electronic commerce. 1-232517 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 13:29:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Media & Entertainment Law East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/727/211852.html In the midst of the planetary emergency of climate change, Covid-19 is testing modern civilisation's preparedness for shocks, across the spheres of finance, economics and technology; global, national and regional governance; global and population health; social cohesion and food security. This is according to Baker McKenzie's new report, Unprecedented: Converging Crises, which notes that while the vast majority of businesses around the world are now in the throes of the immediate impacts of the pandemic, the consequences of this abrupt global change will reverberate for decades to come. With the acute phase of the Covid-19 response mostly complete, business leaders have begun to look at how to position themselves to succeed in a turbulent world, with organisations in different sectors having to adapt to specific industry challenges brought about by the pandemic. 1-211852 Wed, 06 Jan 2021 08:11:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Media & Entertainment Law East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/11/196216.html New expectations of transparency and authenticity in business means things like organisational purpose, brand stories, how your company does things, what it believes in and what it stands for, can all play a part in how your company sees itself and how it is seen by others. 1-196216 Wed, 02 Oct 2019 12:07:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Media & Entertainment Law East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/11/193350.html "In an age of radical transparency, your internal culture is your brand. Time to take action!" proclaims the headline from Trendwatching.com. 1-193350 Tue, 23 Jul 2019 15:18:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Media & Entertainment Law East Africa