DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 21 -- THE Internet is a beautiful thing until it is hijacked by faceless troublemakers spreading baseless information.

Every scroll through social media these days feels like flipping through a book titled “Fiction Posing as Facts.”

Unfortunately, this comedy of errors is not funny anymore. It has becoming dangerous.

Weve observed a disturbing rise in unregistered and unauthorised digital platforms, mushrooming like roadside chips stands, but with none of the legal hygiene.

These online spaces are not only illegal but also poisonous, spewing fake news, inciting panic and threatening our national peace.

And while freedom of speech is a constitutional right, let us be honest, it does not include the free...