The harshest consequence for many has been the politically motivated arrest of bloggers and online writers for their online and/or offline activities, in some tragic cases even leading to death.
Tokeo baya zaidi kwa wengi limekuwa kukamatwa kisiasa kwa wanablogu na waandishi wa mtandaoni kwa ajili ya shughuli zao za mtandaoni na za mtandaoni, katika baadhi ya matukio yenye kuhuzunisha hata kusababisha kifo.