Nigeria: Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Bill including content moderation regulation was adopted by House of Representatives
Description
Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Bill including content moderation regulation was adopted by House of Representatives
On 7 May 2015, the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Bill, 2015 passed by the House of Representatives and was sent to the President for assent. The Bill requires intermediaries, such as financial institutions and service providers, to pre…
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