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Tanzania bloggers win temporary court order against state crackdown

Tanzanian bloggers and rights activists won a temporary court injunction against a government order to register their online platforms that raised concern about a crackdown on free speech.

Tanzania's communications regulator had given bloggers, as well as owners of other online forums such as YouTube TV channels, until May 5 to heed tough new internet content rules through state registration and a licence fee of up to $900.

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