Uganda set to start detecteting and scrutinizing pornographic contents on mobile handsets

Uganda to get a machine that will detect porn pictures, videos or graphics taken or saved on one’s phone, computer or camera in any form reports the New Vision.

The Machine worth 300 million Ugandan shillings, approximately 88,812 US dollars, will detect, control and scrutinize porn on mobile handsets and other electronic devices.

A South Korean company will supply the machine once the Ministry of Ethics gets their budget allocation.

An anti-pornography committee will monitor and implement the law.

“We have appointed the anti-pornography committee, but it had not been launched due to lack of finance, but the Government has now approved the money to activate the operations,” said Ethics minister Fr. Simon Lokodo

Those found guilty of breaching the Act that prohibits pornography under the anti-pornography law states that  subsection (I) a person shall not produce, traffic in, publish, broadcast, procure, import, export, sell or abet form of pornography, will receive a fine not exceeding five hundred currency points (10,000,000 Ugandan shillings) or an imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or both.

Uganda is looking to curb the rising cases of people publishing pornographic content on social media platforms to expose and publish nude pictures to the public. Furthermore media houses that publish pornographic content will be closed.