The Federal Government has said it is closely monitoring evolving developments at Twitter.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said this in his opening address at the 3rd edition of the ‘PMB Administration Scorecard 2015-2023’ series
He said, the warning to the social media platforms became imperative because of the rise in fake news and disinformation following the change in ownership of a micro-blogging site, Twitter.
“Many have even asked us if another ban is in the offing. Let me say this: We are closely monitoring the evolving developments at Twitter.
“It has never been our intention to ban any social media platform or stifle free speech. Not at all.
“What happened in the case of Twitter is well known to all. Twitter became a platform of choice for those who want to destabilize Nigeria using fake news, disinformation and hate speech.
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“No nation will allow a ny social media platform to plunge it into anarchy. Definitely not Nigeria. But we have continued to engage positively with the different social media platforms, including Facebook, Google (owners of YouTube) and Twitter.
“We have no intention of banning any social media platform again. But we will also not sit by and allow any platform whatsoever to throw our nation into crisis.” he told the press on Thursday.
