Nigeria: Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Bill including content moderation regulation was passed by Senate
Description
Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Bill including content moderation regulation was passed by Senate
On 5 May 2015, the Senate passed the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Bill, 2015 to the House of Representatives. The Bill requires intermediaries, such as financial institutions and service providers, to prevent and address illegal onlin…
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2015-05-05
under deliberation
2015-05-07
adopted