No alcohol adverts on digital platforms, State's ban continues

Justice Bahati Mwamuye, declined to issue an ex-parte order blocking implementation of the entire policy. [File, Standard]

Content creators have suffered a major blow after the High Court declined to suspend the government’s controversial ban on online alcohol advertising and influencer marketing.

The ruling delivered on Tuesday means the policy, introduced under the National Policy for Prevention, Management and Control of Alcohol, Drugs and Substance Abuse (2025), will remain in effect.