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How state weaponised social media to silence Gen Z-led protests

By David Njaaga | 18h ago

Gen Z protesters in June 2024 in Nakuru. [File, Standard]

A new report has detailed how the state used social media and digital tools to suppress Generation Z-led protests between June 2024 and July 2025.

Amnesty International, in its latest report, says at least 128 people were killed, 3,000 arrested, and 83 forcibly disappeared.

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