Nigeria bans TwitterAfter Twitter deleted a tweet from Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari that thr

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Nigeria bans Twitter

After Twitter deleted a tweet from Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari that threatened to punish regional secessionists because it violated Twitter's TOS, that government swiftly banned Twitter and within hours the country's internet providers had shut out access.

The country's TV and radio stations were ordered to delete or deactivate their Twitter accounts by Nigeria's broadcast authority.

Trump made comments in favor of the move.

Many Nigerians continue to use Twitter using VPNs to bypass the censorship.

Nigeria has 201m people, (40m Twitter users) the largest population in Africa, which has 1.2b total.

Twitter is seen as unique among other social media platforms (which are not currently banned) because by Twitter's nature of being text-focused and short in word limit, it is used more for political speech. It is also quoted more in news articles.

The issue enrages some Nigerians because they want to be able to freely express themselves (and their discontent with the government). The government there is viewed by many as one of the biggest creators of propaganda or fake news.

Many Nigerians run businesses at least partially on Twitter, and they are upset because of the loss of investment. Nigerians also believe the government is using the pretext of Twitter's censorship of the president's tweet in order to tighten its control over all internet social media. The government has since announced that all social media platforms have to register within the country.

I tried to watch a debate by minor authorities in Nigeria but they seem to yell a lot.

#Nigeria #censorship
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<div><b>Nigeria bans Twitter</b></div><div><br></div><div>After Twitter deleted a tweet from Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari that threatened to punish regional secessionists because it violated Twitter's TOS, that government swiftly banned Twitter and within hours the country's internet providers had shut out access.</div><div><br></div><div>The country's TV and radio stations were ordered to delete or deactivate their Twitter accounts by Nigeria's broadcast authority.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Trump made comments in favor of the move. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Many Nigerians continue to use Twitter using VPNs to bypass the censorship.</div><div><br></div><div>Nigeria has 201m people, (40m Twitter users) the largest population in Africa, which has 1.2b total.</div><div><br></div><div>Twitter is seen as unique among other social media platforms (which are not currently banned) because by Twitter's nature of being text-focused and short in word limit, it is used more for political speech. It is also quoted more in news articles.</div><div><br></div><div>The issue enrages some Nigerians because they want to be able to freely express themselves (and their discontent with the government). The government there is viewed by many as one of the biggest creators of propaganda or fake news. </div><div><br></div><div>Many Nigerians run businesses at least partially on Twitter, and they are upset because of the loss of investment. Nigerians also believe the government is using the pretext of Twitter's censorship of the president's tweet in order to tighten its control over all internet social media. The government has since announced that all social media platforms have to register within the country.</div><div><br></div><div>I tried to watch a debate by minor authorities in Nigeria but they seem to yell a lot. <br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://landandseajournal.com/post/hashtag/Nigeria"><a href="http://landandseajournal.com/post/hashtag/Nigeria">#Nigeria</a></a> <a href="http://landandseajournal.com/post/hashtag/censorship"><a href="http://landandseajournal.com/post/hashtag/censorship">#censorship</a></a> <br></div>
Nigeria bans Twitter

After Twitter deleted a tweet from Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari that threatened to punish regional secessionists because it violated Twitter's TOS, that government swiftly banned Twitter and within hours the country's internet providers had shut out access.

The country's TV and radio stations were ordered to delete or deactivate their Twitter accounts by Nigeria's broadcast authority.

Trump made comments in favor of the move.

Many Nigerians continue to use Twitter using VPNs to bypass the censorship.

Nigeria has 201m people, (40m Twitter users) the largest population in Africa, which has 1.2b total.

Twitter is seen as unique among other social media platforms (which are not currently banned) because by Twitter's nature of being text-focused and short in word limit, it is used more for political speech. It is also quoted more in news articles.

The issue enrages some Nigerians because they want to be able to freely express themselves (and their discontent with the government). The government there is viewed by many as one of the biggest creators of propaganda or fake news.

Many Nigerians run businesses at least partially on Twitter, and they are upset because of the loss of investment. Nigerians also believe the government is using the pretext of Twitter's censorship of the president's tweet in order to tighten its control over all internet social media. The government has since announced that all social media platforms have to register within the country.

I tried to watch a debate by minor authorities in Nigeria but they seem to yell a lot.

#Nigeria #censorship

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