Tag: TWITTER

FG bans Twitter in Nigeria indefinitely

Aminu Imam

SERAP to sue govt. over suspension The Federal Government has suspended the operations of Twitter, a microblogging and social networking service, in Nigeria indefinitely. This was disclosed by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, via a statement issued by the Ministrys spokesperson, Segun Adeyemi, yesterday. The Minister cited the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigerias corporate existence. He said the Federal Government had also directed the National Broadcasting Commission, (NBC), to immediately commence the process of licensing all OTT and social…

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TWITTER RESTRICTS TRUMPS POST ON ALLEGED VOTE RIGGING

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Twitter has imposed restriction on a tweet by U.S. President Trump in which he alleges attempt by unnamed persons to steal the election. We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election. We will never let them do it. Votes cannot be cast after the Polls are closed! the tweet reads. Twitter quickly flagged the message, preventing users from commenting, liking or retweeting it. The company added a warning:  Some or all of the content shared in this Tweet is disputed and might be misleading about an…

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