# Claim 296

Officials said the regulations were meant to curb moral decadence online.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: Officials said the regulations were meant to curb moral decadence online.
- Field: stated_justification
- Value: Officials cite moral decadence
- About: [incident 2018-tanzania-online-content-regulations](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2018-tanzania-online-content-regulations)
- Source: Tanzania's bloggers fight back against $930 fee as court grants injunction. https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/12/africa/tanzania-blogging-internet-freedoms-africa/index.html
- Publisher: CNN
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2018-04-12

## Quotation from the source

> The government has introduced the regulations to curb 'moral decadence.'

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/claims/296. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.