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Nigeria: #TwitterBan - Nigerian Govt Doubles Down, Blames Founder Dorsey for #EndSARS Violence
Premium Times, 16 June 2021
Although the Nigerian government claims it is addressing the complaints of the protesters, it has repeatedly twisted the narrative of the EndSARS protest. Read more »
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Nigeria: Twitter Founder, Jack Dorsey, Liable for #EndSARS Losses - Govt
Leadership, 16 June 2021
The Nigerian government declared yesterday that Twitter and its founder, Jack Dorsey, are "vicariously" liable for the losses the nation incurred during the EndSARS protest last… Read more »
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Nigeria: Twitter CEO Liable for #EndSARS Losses - Govt
Daily Trust, 15 June 2021
The Federal government has accused the Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, of being liable for some of the losses recorded during the #ENDSARS protest in Nigeria. Read more »
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Nigeria: U.S. Renews Condemnation of Nigeria On Its Suspension of Twitter
VOA, 14 June 2021
The United States has renewed its condemnation of Nigeria for its recent suspension of Twitter, a move that senior U.S. officials said is a sign of restricting political space in… Read more »
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Nigeria: Lawyer Sues Nigerian Govt, Malami, Lai Mohammed Over #TwitterBan
Premium Times, 16 June 2021
The lawyer asks the court to reverse the ban, prohibit the government from suspending other social media platform, and declare as illegal the threat of criminal prosecution issued… Read more »
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Nigeria: Twitter, Founder Vicariously Liable for #EndSARS Losses - Govt
This Day, 16 June 2021
The federal government has stated that Twitter and its founder, Mr. Jack Dorsey, are vicariously liable for the losses the country suffered during the #EndSARS protest. Read more »
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Nigeria: Federal Govt Says Twitter Founder, Dorsey, Liable for EndSARS Losses
Leadership, 15 June 2021
The federal government has said that Twitter and its founder, Jack Dorsey, are liable for the losses the nation suffered during the EndSARS protests in 2020. Read more »
Nigerian Govt Says Twitter CEO Liable for #EndSARS Losses
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that Twitter and its CEO Jack Dorsey indirectly liable for the losses the country suffered during the #EndSARS protests. Mohammed alleged that Dorsey raised funds through Bitcoin to sponsor the protests while his Twitter platform was used to fuel the crisis. In October 2020, thousands of Nigerians took to the streets under the slogan #EndSARS to protest against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, whom they accused of murder, torture, and extortion. A new unit, the Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT), was formed to replace the controversial, disbanded SARS.
The minister said it was unfair to conclude that the operation of Twitter was suspended indefinitely because it deleted President Muhammadu Buhari's message. He said the government was unambiguous that the action was taken because the platform was being used to promote the views of those who wanted to destabilise the country. Dorsey and the social media firm have not yet responded to the allegations. Twitter is in discussions with the government after it was banned in Nigeria on June 4, 2021.
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) community justice court will on June 22, 2021 hear a case challenging the Nigeria government's suspension of the operations ... Read more »
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"The Special Anti-Robbery Squad was set up in 1992 to curb a spate of armed robberies in Nigeria. By 2009 it had become a large and powerful unit, and its focus expanded ... Read more »
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In a statement issued on Friday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension of Twitter, citing the alleged use of the platform for activities ... Read more »
Twitter CEO liable for #EndSARS losses says Nigerian govt.
