{"id":31030,"date":"2021-10-19T12:55:34","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T12:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=31030"},"modified":"2021-10-19T12:55:37","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T12:55:37","slug":"is-the-nigerian-government-set-to-regulate-the-use-of-social-media-platforms-in-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=31030","title":{"rendered":"Is The Nigerian Government Set To Regulate The Use Of Social Media Platforms In The Country?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Recently, the Minister of Information and Culture in Nigeria stated that the recommended conditions for lifting the Twitter ban in Nigeria will be applicable to all other social media platforms in the country. Recall that during the Independence Day celebration, President Buhari had promised that the Twitter ban will be lifted after some undisclosed conditions are met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/res.6chcdn.feednews.com\/assets\/v2\/10e52aaf19414e4293cba4806186eba8?quality=uhq&amp;format=jpeg&amp;resize=720\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While one might be wondering why the recommendations for lifting Twitter ban will be applied to other social media platforms since they are not banned like the micro-blogging platform, it can however be concluded that the Nigerian government is set to regulate the use of social media platforms in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/res.6chcdn.feednews.com\/assets\/v2\/8c32308df98342e5bc95f90a8c9a4538?quality=uhq&amp;format=jpeg&amp;resize=720\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Image Credit @The Sun<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reason for this is not brought from afar. President Buhari in his Independence Day speech had noted that the use of social media has been abused by Nigerians. The president noted that some Nigerian users use the platform to propagate fake news and promote ethnic and religious sentiments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/res.6chcdn.feednews.com\/assets\/v2\/0cbc0ad5ba59417caa1554faf3940d18?quality=uhq&amp;format=jpeg&amp;resize=720\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to address this misuse of social media, the Nigerian government is set to introduce the conditions for Twitter use to other social media platforms as revealed by Lai Mohammed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(Credit:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/breaking-buhari-orders-conditional-lifting-of-ban-on-twitter\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Punch<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What do you have to say about this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Send your news stories to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dannyboy744@gmail.com\">dannyboy744@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0and via WhatsApp on +233 266777777<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, the Minister of Information and Culture in Nigeria stated that the recommended conditions for lifting the Twitter ban in Nigeria will be applicable to all other social media platforms in the country. 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