Some bypassed the block using virtual private networks (VPNs), and once Ugandans were able to access social media, many published reports of what they were seeing. 
Baadhi ya watumiaji wa mitandao ya kijamii waliweza kukwepa kikwazo hiki kwa kutumia mfumo siri wa intaneti (VPNs), na pale walipopata namna ya kutumia mitandao ya kijamii, wengi walichapisha taarifa ya yale waliyokuwa wakiyashuhudia.