DAR ES SALAAAM, June 21 -- THE Police have issued a timely and necessary warning against the growing misuse of social media to encourage criminal activities that threaten public safety, peace and national security. Such warnings should not be taken lightly. When online platforms become tools for incitement, society risks sliding from lawful expression into dangerous lawlessness.

Reports that some individuals are encouraging road blockades, attacks on members of the public, destruction of property and even the burning of schools should alarm every responsible citizen. These are not acts of protest. They are criminal acts with potentially devastating consequences for innocent people, communities and the nation as a whole.

Particularly dis...