#40 Techbytes: Internet Shutdowns–A Threat to Democracy

In this episode of Techbytes, we discussed essential topics from last week in the tech world."Stop blackmailing us with passengers"—striking e-hailing drivers slam Bolt and Uber.NIBSS slashes electronic transfer fees from N5 to N3.75k, effective July 1.Haul247 secures $3 million in seed funding to drive innovation in Africa’s logistics industry.Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya rank among the top 100 for global online threats.Tingo Group denies fraud allegationsWe discuss our big story for the week, "Internet Shutdowns: A Threat to Democracy". We speak to Aisha Dabo, the co-founder of AfricTivistes, an African League of Bloggers and Cyberactivists for Democracy, to understand why internet shutdowns pose a formidable threat to the very essence of democracy, with Senegal as a case study.