The recent shutdown of X in Tanzania following the deportation and detentions of Kenyan activists stirred up the conversation around social media management and regulation not just in the region but in the country too.

Proponents of this discussion believe it is time for Kenya to take serious measures to bring the digital space to order by revising or enforcing existing laws.

Critics, however, feel this is akin to curtailing the fundamental rights of Kenyans to freedom of speech.

All of us know someone who has been a target of cyber bullying, hate speech and misinformation if not ourselves.