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Nigeria: Suspension of Twitter in Nigeria

Progress

Current status
in force
13 Jan 2022 revoked
04 Jun 2021 adopted

Scope

Implementers
Nigeria
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

13 Jan 2022
revoked

Terminated Twitter Ban

The Federal Government of Nigeria announced the termination of the suspension of Twitter in Nigeria. The government explained that the decision was taken after Twitter agreed to a series of conditions, including opening a local office, developing a …

Source
Event type order
Action type termination
Government branch executive
Government body central government
04 Jun 2021
adopted

Announced Twitter Suspension

The Federal Ministry of Information and Culture announced the indefinite suspension of Twitter in Nigeria on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria through a press release and a series of tweets. The reason behind this announcement was the use …

Source
Event type order
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body central government

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