broadcasting sector, a fact that gives the
government the power to perpetuate the
control of public media, including Televisão de Moçambique, Rádio Moçambique as well as the Notícias newspaper,
where there is still self-censorship. The
same freedoms are mirrored in social
media, where citizens express themselves without fear, seeing that social
media tools make it possible to share
information freely and to manifest criticism and “public outrage” at the management of public affairs.
The Migration from Analogue to Digital process, besides being complex and
costly, is taking on political contours
and conflicts of interest. On the one
hand, lies the question of digital migration that has to do with driving business
to private interests, irregularities that
will harm the State. On the other hand,
the exclusion of citizens due to the cost
of the decoder unit for the digital signal.
Finally, there is the danger of the private sector radio and television being
excluded by the state-owned Transport,
Multiplexing and Transmission company, which has the monopoly in the
transmission of digital signal.

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