THE government was reportedly running a coordinated online campaign to intimidate, track and silence thousands of Gen Z protesters who led demonstrations between June 2024 and July 2025, according to a new report.
The report, dubbed “This fear, everyone is feeling it”: Tech-facilitated violence against young activists in Kenya, exposed an elaborate effort from authorities, who allegedly used various social media platforms to muffle dissent from protesters and activists who were too vocal against the state.
According to the report by Amnesty International, the government and its allied digital networks weaponised social media platforms to completely muffle dissent. This was done through deployment of what has been dubbed 'technology-facilitated violence', organised largely through X, formerly Twitter, TikTok and Instagram.
The report claims that these platforms were flooded with state-backed trolling, smear campaigns, threats and disinformation, which mainly targeted young activists.
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