Rwanda: Content moderation regulation in Law No. 60/2018 on Prevention and Punishment of Cyber Crimes
Progress
Current status
in force
25 Sep 2018 in force
Scope
Implementers
Rwanda
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
platform intermediary: e-commerce
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Law No. 60/2018 on Prevention and Punishment of Cyber Crimes including content moderation regulation entered into force
On 25 September 2018, the Law No. 60/2018 on Prevention and Punishment of Cyber Crimes enters into force following its publication in the Official Gazette. The law aims to address and penalise various forms of cybercrime, including unauthorised acce…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
implementation
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government