Nigeria's Social Media Bill Suffers Biggest Setback Yet
The bill seeking to regulate social media has been widely opposed at the senate public hearings. Amnesty International has said the bill is "a threat to freedom of expression" in Nigeria.
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Nigeria:
Social Media Bill - Kill It, NUJ, CSOs, NCC, Amnesty International Tell Senate
Vanguard, 10 March 2020
A bill that will regulate the use of social media in Nigeria yesterday suffered a major setback as stakeholders, including Amnesty International, Nigerian Union of Journalists,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Nigerians Condemn #SocialMediaBill At Senate's Public Hearing
Premium Times, 9 March 2020
Over 20 institutions and groups that appeared at the public hearing of the 'Social Media Bill' have asked the lawmakers to trash the legislation. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Nigerians Should Unite Against Anti-Social Media Bill - PDP
Premium Times, 9 March 2020
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Nigerians to unite against moves to pass the anti-social media bill before the National Assembly. Read more »
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Nigeria:
#SocialMediaBill - Opinions of Nigerians Supersede My Personal Interest - Sponsor
Premium Times, 9 March 2020
The sponsor of the 'Social Media Bill', Mohammed Sani Musa (APC, Niger), has said the opinions of Nigerians on the bill supersede his personal interest. Read more »
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Nigeria:
#SocialMediaBill - Nigerian Army, Two Others Support Social Media Bill
Premium Times, 10 March 2020
The Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters commenced the public hearing of the 'Social Media Bill' on Monday, having passed first and second readings. Read more »
InFocus
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Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has denied claims that the ministry is tapping phone calls and monitoring citizens on social media. This comes after a ... Read more »
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There was outrage after the first lady Aisha Buhari compared Nigeria to China stating that with the big difference in population, Nigeria should be able to regulate social media. ... Read more »